Dealing with a COPD or asthma diagnosis isn’t easy. Having to change the way you or your loved one does things can be hard. You might feel confused and have nowhere to turn. But you don’t have to go through it alone. The good news is that reliable information is available to help you.
The following websites offer information and other support as well:
COPD, Asthma, and Severe Asthma Education
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
www.aaaai.org
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.com
American Thoracic Society
http://www.thoracic.org/patients/
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
www.aafa.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/copd/index.html
www.cdc.gov/asthma
COPD Foundation
www.copdfoundation.org
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung
Disease (GOLD)
http://goldcopd.org/patients-advocacy-groups/
Health Journey Support
http://www.healthjourneysupport.com/respiratory
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/copd
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma
Severe Asthma Foundation
www.severeasthmafoundation.com
Quit Smoking Support
American Cancer Society
https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco.html
American Lung Association
www.lung.org/stop-smoking/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/
COPD Foundation
http://www.copdfoundation.org/What-is-COPD/Living-with-COPD/Quitting Smoking.aspx
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/smo/strategies
Financial Support
NeedyMeds
www.needymeds.org/
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
www.pparx.org/prescription_assistance_programs/list_of_participating_pr…
Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)
www.panfoundation.org/index.php/en/
Legal Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act
www.ada.gov/
COPD.net
https://copd.net/living/workplace-accommodations-under-the-americans-wi…
Disability Rights Legal Center
http://drlcenter.org/
Caregiver Support and Guidance
Asthma and Allergy Foundation (AAF)
http://www.aafa.org/page/aafa-affiliated-asthma-allergy-support-groups…
Caregiver Action Network
http://caregiveraction.org
Caring.com
www.caring.com/support-groups/COPD
Caring Today
www.caringtoday.com
National Alliance for Caregiving
http://www.caregiving.org/resources/general-caregiving/
LawHelp.org
www.lawhelp.org/
Travel Outreach
Transportation Security Administration
www.tsa.gov/travel/passenger-support
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