The VSRC provides the following links as a resource for questions relating to lung health.

Airline Oxygen Council of America

• http://www.airlineoxygencouncil.org/

 

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency:

• http://alphaone.org/
• http://www.alpha1.org/

 

American Respiratory Care Foundation:

• http://www.arcfoundation.org/news/museum/

 

Asthma:

• http://www.aafa.org/
• http://www.asthma.com/
• http://www.aanma.org/

 

COPD:

• http://www.copd-international.com/index.htm

 

Cystic Fibrosis:

• http://www.cff.org/

 

Lung Cancer:

• http://www.lungcancer.org/
• http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung
• http://www.lungcanceronline.org/
• http://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/

 

Pulmonary Fibrosis:

• http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/home.htm

 

Pulmonary Hypertension:

• http://www.phassociation.org/

 

Pulmonary Fibrosis:

• http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/home.ht

 

Sleep Disorders:

• http://www.sleepnet.com/
• http://www.sleepeducation.com/index.aspx
• http://www.sleepapnea.org/

 

Tracheostomy:

• http://www.tracheostomy.com/
• http://www.headandneckcancer.org/patienteducation/docs/tracheostomy.php

 

Additional Resources

• American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
• American Heart Association http://www.cpr-ecc.org/
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://www.cff.org/
• Mothers of Ashtmatics http://www.aanma.org/
• American Lung Association lung health topics. http://www.lungusa.org/
• American Association for Respiratory Care patient education. http://www.yourlunghealth.org/
• National Heart Lung & Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html
• American College of Chest Physicians patient education  http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/
• American Thoracic Society patient education  http://www.thoracic.org/sections/education/patient-education/index.html
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  http://www.cdc.gov/
• Asthma & Allergy Foundation http://www.aafa.org/
• JAMA Asthma http://www.amaassn.org/special/asthma/treatmnt/treatmnt.htm
• US COPD Coalition http://www.uscopd.com/
• Food & Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/