Respiratory disease
Organisations
Information is collected here about organisations that are working to prevent and/or minimise the harm associated with respiratory disease.
Australian Government agencies
HealthInsite
This Australian Government initiative provides information on a wide range of health topics accessed through a search facility. It also publishes latest information and a newsletter on current health issues.
View webpage: asthma
View webpage: respiratory tract diseases
View website: HealthInsite
State and Territory government agencies
New South Wales
Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma (CRC)
Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma is a joint venture
between two medical research institutes, three universities,
six pharmaceutical companies and the New South Wales Department
of Health. The ultimate aim of the centre is to eradicate
asthma, so that there is no personal burden and little fiscal
burden on the States or Commonwealth. Currently, the centre
gathers basic knowledge towards that goal and utilises, evaluates,
and disseminates existing information for the benefit of reducing
the fiscal and personal costs of asthma.
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website: Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma
Asthma New South Wales
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website: Asthma New South Wales
New South Wales Health
The New South Wales Department of Health presents several
pages that cover specific areas of relevance to respiratory
disease. Asthma and tuberculosis are featured and the pages
include links to the National Asthma Campaign and the Asthma
Foundation of New South Wales.
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website: New South Wales Health
Queensland
Asthma Queensland
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website: Asthma Queensland
South Australia
Asthma
South Australia
View website: Asthma South Australia
Tasmania
Asthma Tasmania
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website: Asthma Tasmania
Victoria
Asthma Victoria
View website: Asthma Victoria
Better Health Channel
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website: Better Health Channel
Western Australia
Asthma and Allergy Research Institute Genetics Unit
Housed within the Western Australian Institute for Medical
Research (WAIMR), the Genetics Unit of the Asthma and Allergy
Research Institute's (AARI) primarily interest is the genetics
of asthma, COPD and allergic conditions and research into
the potential of various pharmacological treatments for these
conditions.
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website: Asthma and Allergy Research Institute Genetics Unit
Asthma Western Australia
View website: Asthma Western Australia
Respiratory Health Network
This network's primary function is to join together interested
health professional, carers and consumers to plan and develop
effective health policy across Western Australia. Specific
respiratory conditions and diseases of concern include asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obstructive sleep apnoea,
cystic fibrosis and lung disease.
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website: Respiratory Health Network
Western Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network
This network incorporates Indigenous and non-Indigenous people
interested in sharing information and knowledge about the
health of Western Australia's Indigenous people.
View
website: Western Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network
Northern Territory
Asthma Northern Territory
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website: Asthma Northern Territory
Chronic Diseases Network
The Northern Territory Chronic Diseases Network was set up
in response to the challenge to do something about the impact
of chronic disease in the NT. It now has over 500 government
and non-government members across the NT and Australia. The
Network was formed to link stakeholders and promote communication,
collaboration, coordination and collective memory in the area
of common chronic diseases affecting the NT population, across
the continuum of care. It is also responsible for publishing
The Chronicle, a monthly public
health publication.
View
website: Chronic Diseases Network
Non-government agencies
Australian
Asthma Australia
Asthma Australia is an association of all the Asthma Foundations throughout Australia. It is a community based, non-profit organisation dedicated to the alleviation of asthma as a cause of morbidity and mortality. The Asthma Foundations within each State and Territory exist to provide asthma education, information, research, community advocacy and support to people with asthma and their carers.
View website: Asthma Australia
Asthma Research Online
This interactive website is designed to promote the dissemination of information, extend networking potentials and to raise awareness of research being conducted into asthma. By highlighting the level of knowledge and understanding about current asthma research it aims to find a cure.
View website: Asthma Research Online
Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring
View website: Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring
Australian Lung Foundation
The Australian Lung Foundation assists the relief of people suffering from lung disease, and promotes better lung health. The Foundation is responding to the need in the community to reduce the significant and debilitating cost of lung disease, both in human and monetary terms.
View website: Australian Lung Foundation
Australian Medical Association (AMA)
The AMA is an independent organisation which represents more than 27,000 doctors, including salaried, private, general practitioners, specialists, teachers, researchers, and doctors in training. The AMA, as the peak health advocacy organisation, exists to advance the professional interests of doctors and the health of the community. The Association has also developed a position statement on preventable chronic disease strategies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
View website: Australian Medical Association
Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science
ANZSRS was formed to serve the professional needs of scientists and technologists employed in clinical respiratory function laboratories. The members of the ANZSRS are drawn from all regions of Australia and New Zealand, and the website provides information about the society and its activities, as well as links to related websites.
View website: Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science
Australian Respiratory Council
This charity based organisation supports research into the prevention and treatment of respiratory disease and the promotion and improvement of lung health, especially in disadvantaged communities. It conducts research at a national and international level.
View website: Australian Respiratory Council
Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy is an Australian and New Zealand research institute that focuses its research on the study of immune and allergic diseases, including asthma. It aims to promote the advancement of clinical immunology, allergy knowledge and medical practice associated with respiratory health.
View website: Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
The NAC is a non-profit body which serves the community by creating awareness and providing information about asthma. Its sole aim is to progress towards a community which increasingly recognises the importance of asthma as a social, economic and health issue, whose members are prepared to share responsibility in taking the steps required towards elimination of asthma and the risks of asthma from the Australian community.
View website: National Asthma Council Australia
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
The Woolcock Institute for Medical research is an independent
research institute accredited by the National Health and Medical
Research Council of Australia, and is a partner in the Commonwealth
government's cooperative research centre program for asthma.
The Woolcock Institute functions as a network for interested
researchers and serves as a resource through which their research
efforts are coordinated and facilitated. The research is clinically
focussed on the relationship of basic pathological, public
health and commercial fields and respiratory disease.
View website: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
International
All Allergy Net
All Allergy Net uses the World Wide Web as a means for simplifying
access to a great wealth of online allergy and intolerance
information for health professionals and consumers. All materials
on the site have been graded for content by a health professional,
and are of relevance to health professionals, kids, teens,
and the general population.
View website: All Allergy Net
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
An American-based international website for consumers and
health professionals covering all aspects of allergy. The
AAAAI web site offers a wealth of information on allergic
disease including information about the diagnosis, treatment
and management of asthma and allergic disorders.
View website: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American Lung Association (ALA)
The oldest voluntary health organization in the United States,
with a national office and constituent and affiliate associations.
The ALA fights lung disease in all its forms, with special
emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
The Association achieves its many successes through the work
of thousands of committed volunteers and staff.
View website: American Lung Association
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
An independently incorporated, international, educational,
and scientific society which focuses on respiratory and critical
care medicine. The ATS's members help prevent and fight respiratory
disease around the globe through research, education, patient
care, and advocacy. The Society's long-range goal is to decrease
morbidity and mortality from respiratory disorders and life-threatening
acute illnesses.
View website: American Thoracic Society
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is the
premier patient organisation dedicated to improving the quality
of life for people with asthma and allergies and their caregivers,
through education, advocacy and research. The AAFA provides
practical information, community based services, support,
and referrals through a national network of chapters and educational
support groups, and sponsors research toward better treatments
and a cure for asthma and allergic diseases.
View website: Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation is a long standing,
highly respected public health organisation in New Zealand.
It is a national non-government organisation which aims to
help people with asthma and respiratory conditions, through
treatment and management. The Foundation also advocates on
behalf of all people with respiratory conditions, and aims
to create an environment in which people with respiratory
conditions can breathe more easily.
View website: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
British Thoracic Society
The British Thoracic Society is the official, national representative
body for specialist thoracic medicine in the UK, and is a
registered charity. It was formed by the amalgamation of the
British Thoracic Association and the Thoracic Society. It
has grown to include medical practitioners, nurses, scientists
and any professional with an interest in respiratory disease.
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website: British Thoracic Society
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases - assists in the
prevention and control of important bacterial and mycotic
diseases in the United States and world-wide. The Respiratory
Diseases Branch strives to provide global public health leadership
for the prevention of respiratory bacterial diseases. The
sole aim of the Division is to integrate epidemiology and
laboratory science, prevent illness, death, and long-term
effects related to respiratory bacteria, and to control antimicrobial
resistance in the community.
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website: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
European Respiratory Society
The ERS promotes respiratory medicine in Europe in co-ordination
with international societies in the fields of education, patient
care, and public health research. The general aim of the ERS
is to optimise and develop respiratory medicine by facilitating
in scientific exchange, lobbying toward governments, and granting
agencies and political bodies to uniform actions, and to define
standards.
View website: European Respiratory Society
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
GINA is a project conducted in collaboration with the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Its purpose is to increase
awareness of asthma and its public health consequences, promote
identification of reasons for the increased prevalence of
asthma, promote study of the association between asthma and
the environment, reduce asthma morbidity and mortality, and
improve management of asthma Improve availability and accessibility
of effective asthma therapy.
View website: Global Initiative for Asthma
MEDLINE plus - Respiratory Diseases
MEDLINEplus provides a wealth of good health information information
from the world's largest medical library, the National Library
of Medicine. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the
National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on
over 600 diseases and conditions, and there is also a list
of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia, a medical
dictionary, and extensive information on prescription and
nonprescription drugs. The content provided is invaluable
to both health professionals and consumers alike.
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website: MEDLINE plus - Respiratory Diseases
National Asthma Council - Asthma facts
The NAC is a non-profit body which serves the community by
creating awareness and providing information about asthma.
Its sole aim is to progress towards a community which increasingly
recognises the importance of asthma as a social, economic
and health issue, whose members are prepared to share responsibility
in taking the steps required towards elimination of asthma
and the risks of asthma from the Australian community. This
particular page provides a compilation of links and resources
providing helpful information about asthma for consumers and
health organisations.
View
website: National Asthma Council - Asthma facts
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