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Asthma - Contact List For Further Information

Disclaimer: This fact sheet is for education purposes only. Please consult with your doctor or other health professional to make sure this information is right for your child.

Important Telephone Numbers:
Ambulance:	000
Child's Doctor:
Local Hospital:
Asthma Education Service at hospital Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm Tracey Marshall Clinical Nurse Consultant: 02 98452293 or traceym2@chw.edu.au Health Direct Line - 24-hour Health Advice Line: 1800 022 222

National Asthma Council Australia

www.nationalasthma.org.au
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Tel: 1800 032 495

• A wide range of information, brochures, papers, programs and other asthma resources. It provides the latest information on asthma to health professionals, people with asthma and their carers.

Kids with Asthma

www.kidswithasthma.com.au

• An interactive child friendly website developed by the National Asthma Council Australia
• asthma games for children
• asthma Information for parents/carers
• printable resources

Asthma Australia

www.asthmaaustralia.org.au
Tel: 1800 645 130

• Asthma information and resources
• provides links to local State Asthma Foundations
• provides links to asthma information in languages other than English.

Australian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy (ASCIA)

www.allergy.org.au
Provides up to date, reliable information on asthma, allergy and immune diseases for health professionals, patients and carers.

Asthma resources available in languages other than English

• Parents and Carers Asthma Information Pack available in Chinese and Arabic.
• NSW Health Multicultural Health Communication Service
• Asthma information available in the following languages; Indonesian, Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, and Turkish.
• The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
• Multilingual health resources in which you can search by language and topic.
• Health Translation Directory

The Children's Hospital at Westmead Tel: (02) 9845 3585 Fax: (02) 9845 3562 www.chw.edu.au	Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick Tel: (02) 9382 1688 Fax: (02) 9382 1451 www.sch.edu.au	Kaleidoscope, Hunter Children's Health Network Tel: (02) 4921 3670 Fax: (02) 4921 3599 www.kaleidoscope.org.au