City and Community Asthma Resources

Local Resources

Alianza Dominica
Center for Health Promotion and Education
Partnership with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital’s Emergency Department. Provides physician referrals, patient follow-up, and community outreach.
2410 Amsterdam Avenue, 1st Floor
NY, NY 10033
212-740-1960 ext. 124

American Lung Association
Provides information about asthma lectures in your neighborhood; distributes reading materials and educational packets.
432 Park Avenue South, 8th floor
NY, NY 10016
1-800-LUNG USA
212-315-8700
www.lungusa.org/asthma

American Thoracic Society
Provides asthma information, education, and resources.
16 Broadway, 4TH Floor
New York, NY 10026
212-315-8600
www.thoracic.org

Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Community asthma partner of the New York State Department of Health. Provides asthma information and referrals.
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1232
Brooklyn, NY 11203
718-270-3101

Asthma Action Line
New York City Department of Health
Learn more about asthma, events, and support groups in your community.
Asthma Initiative
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
40 Worth Street / CHW Room 1607
New York, NY 10013
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/asthma/asthma.html

Asthma Basics for Children
Heilbrunn Center for Population and Family Health,
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
60 Haven Avenue, Level B-2
NY, NY 10032
212-304-6521

Asthma Free School Zone
Lori Berkowitz
131 Avenue B
Charlie Parker Place
212-533-6615
http://www.afsz.org/

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Asthma Initiative
Provides asthma education and case management.
1368 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-636-6905

The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health
The Research Project on Asthma is charting possible links between signs of asthma in very young children and exposure to allergens and pollutants in their homes and outdoor environment.
100 Haven Avenue, 25F
New York, NY 10032
212-304-7280

The John Edsall-John Wood Asthma Center
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Provides medical care for adults with asthma and allergies.
180 Fort Washington Avenue, Rm. 956
New York, NY 10032
212-305-0631

Community Healthcare Network
Community asthma partner of the New York State Department of Health. Provides asthma information and referrals.
Queens Center
97-04 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11435
718-657-7088

Childhood Asthma Initiative, New York City
East Harlem District Public Health Office, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Provides asthma information to daycare centers, schools and community residents in East Harlem.
158 East 115th Street
New York, NY 10029
212-360-5980

Environmental Protection Agency
General asthma information, a list of common asthma triggers, and air quality information.
290 Broadway
NY, NY 10007
212-637-3000
www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma

Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc.
35 East 125 St.
New York, NY 10035
HarlemChildrensZone.org
212-534-0700
212-28900661/fax

Harlem Children’s Zone Asthma Initiative
Harlem Hospital/Columbia University
506 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037
Gs2035@columbia.edu
212-939-4005
212-360-5980/fax

Health Force
Provides asthma education and case management.
552 Southern Blvd., 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10455
718-585-8585

Healthy Nest
Avinoam Heller
646-505-9577
http://healthy-nest.com/

Healthy Schools, Health Families
(212) 342-0713
http://www.childrensnyp.org/mschony/contact/index.html

Hunts Point Childhood
Health Promotion Initiative
A community-based program in the South Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point that provides asthma education and case management.
1180 Rev. James Polite Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474,

The Pediatric Asthma Program
The Pediatric Pulmonary Center at Mount Sinai
Box 1202B
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
(212) 241-7788
http://www.mssm.edu/peds/spec_pulmcare.shtml

New York City Asthma Partnership (NYCAP)
Bonita Henry
c/o New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
120 Wall Street, Box CN 46
New York, NY 10005
Tel: 212-361-4191
Fax: 212-361-2169
Email: nycap@health.nyc.gov

New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative
The major source for childhood asthma information in New York City, via an asthma hotline and support programs for children.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/asthma/asthma.shtml

New York City Health and Hospital Corporation Asthma Vans
Community-based asthma health education, outreach and prevention. The Asthma vans are equipped to provide
asthma screenings, diagnoses and referrals for follow-up care.
Metropolitan Hospital Center
Health Education and Outreach Office
(212) 423-8175

Safe Space
Provides asthma education and case management.
163-18 Jamaica Avenue, Suite 401
Jamaica, NY 11432

SOBRAP
South Bronx. Asthma Partnership
1650 Selwyn Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 579-peds
http://www.bronxlebanonpediatrics.org/SOBRAP.htm

St. Vincent’s Outpatient Services
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma clinic
Tuesdays, 1PM-5PM —- accepts Medicare, Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and most commercial insurance.
36 Seventh Avenue (between 12th & 13th Street)
NY, NY 10011
212-604-8008
1-800-CARE-421 will provide physician referrals and pediatric asthma information.

St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of New York,
Bayley Seton Hospital
Provides services for adolescent asthma
75 Vanderbilt Avenue,
Staten Island, NY 10304
718-818-4570

Theracare
Provides nursing services for children with special needs, including asthma in child care centers.
116 West 32nd Street, 8th Floor
NY, NY 10001
212-564-2350

WEACT (West Harlem Environmental Action)
A non-profit organization that provides environmental training for teachers and students aimed to improve environmental quality in minority communities.
271 W. 125th Street, Suite 303
NY, NY 10027
212-961-1000
www.weact.org

William F. Ryan Community Health Center
Primary and asthma care, open to all. Coordinates the Northern Manhattan Pediatric Asthma Coalition
110 West 97th Street
New York, NY 10025
212-316-7971

Woodhull Medical Center Asthma Program
Community asthma partner of the New York State Department of Health. Provides asthma information and referrals.
760 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-630-3201

www.defrancorx.net
Pharmacists that offer Asthma Disease Management Programs to asthmatics. Scroll down to “View Asthma Management.”

National Resources

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
A non-profit organization that provides patient education for families with asthma and allergies.
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031
1-800-878-4403
703-573-7794/fax
www.breatherville.org
www.aanma.org

Allergy Control Products, Inc.
Provides a catalog of environmental control products for the home.
96 Danbury Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
1-888-222- 6837
www.allergycontrol.com

American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI)
National association which has general information and literature.
555 East Wells Street
Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1-800-822-2762
414-272-6071
www.aaaai.org

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Brochures and manual available on asthma and allergies.
141 North West Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
847-434-4000
1-800-433-9016
www.aap.org

The American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
NY, NY 10006
212-315-8700
www.lungusa.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Provides literature and listing of local doctors for your area.
85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 6005
847-427-1200
1-800-842-7777
http://allergy.mcg.edu

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
Toll-free number for information on asthma.
3300 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
1-800-343-ACCP
847-498-1400
www.chestnet.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFoA)
Not-for-profit organization that provides practical information, community based services, support and referrals through a national network of chapters and educational support groups. They also sponsor research toward better treatments and a cure for asthma and allergic diseases.
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-466-7643
1-800-7-ASTHMA (1-800-727-8462)
www.aafa.org

Asthma Education Network (AEN)
This is a comprehensive resource for asthma information, and support, including latest advances in diagnosis, treatment and interviews with medical experts.
http://www.healthtalk.com/aen/

www.asthmamoms.com
Asthma website for parents of children with asthma. Provides information on asthma triggers, medications, asthma organizations, asthma camps and more.

Asthma Update
Quarterly newsletter with the latest information on asthma research.
123 Monticello Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401

Healthy Home Services
Sells products that reduce exposure to chemicals, improve air quality and help control asthma triggers.
1054 Centre St., Ste. 196
Thornhill, Ontario
L4J 8E5 Canada
1-866-870-6970
Fax: 905-882-1747
info@healthyhomeservices.ca

National Asthma Education Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The source for the “gold standard” for asthma care. Reviews and adopts guidelines for asthma treatment. Oriented to providing information to medical providers of care.
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 530
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-592-8573
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Toll-free number can be used to talk to a nurse about problems with asthma and to request information on asthma and allergies.
1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206
303-388-4461
1-800-222-LUNG
www.njc.org

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
202-619-0257
http://www.cdc.gov/health/tobacco.htm