The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for and controlling asthma, food allergies, nasal allergies and other allergic diseases. AAFA's mission is also to educate the public about these diseases. AAFA's motto is "for life without limits" and AAFA represents the 70 million Americans with asthma and allergies. In medicine, food allergy is hypersensitivity to dietary substances, leading to various types of gastrointestinal complaints. ... For the play, see Hay Fever. ...

AAFA was founded in 1953 to address the growing prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in the United States.^[1] AAFA's activities include: (a) funding basic scientific research to help search for cures; (b) conducting public education to promote national awareness of these diseases; and (c) advocating public policies with a goal of improving the quality of life for patients. AAFA has a network of state chapters throughout the United States. AAFA also has a number of local support groups for asthma, food allergies and a variety of other specific allergic conditions. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... In medicine, food allergy is hypersensitivity to dietary substances, leading to various types of gastrointestinal complaints. ...

AAFA is funded by contributions from the public, along with gifts and grants from foundations and government agencies as well as charitable donations from private sector groups.^[2] AAFA administers the Asthma Friendly® Certification Program in the U.S., sponsors Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month each May and also conducts research to identify the Asthma Capitals and the Allergy Capitals (spring and fall rankings), the most challenging places to live in the U.S. with asthma and allergies. AAFA has also developed a variety of asthma and allergy health education programs, that have been validated through formal research to help improve health outcomes for patients.^[3] asthma friendly® Certification Mark asthma friendly® is a trademarked owned by Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), Inc. ...

External links

• AAFA homepage - nonprofit patient advocacy organization.
• Asthma Friendly Certification - international product testing and certification program.
• MyFoodAllergies.net - online resource for people with food allergies.
• Asthma Capitals - annual research and rankings of the "most challenging places to live with asthma."
• Spring Allergy Capitals - annual research and rankings of the "most challenging places to live with spring allergies."
• Fall Allergy Capitals - annual research and rankings of the "most challenging places to live with fall allergies."
• Plunge for Lungs - AAFA's annual awareness and fundraising events hosted by swimming clubs nationwide.
• Sleep-Work-Play - online resource about allergic asthma and how to improve quality of life issues for asthma patients.
• Allergy Action Plan - online resouce about seasonal allergies and how to recognize, diagnose, prevent and treat the disease.
• National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
• Transition Now!
• Ready to Go Pro - The NBA's Asthma Education Program with AAFA.

Sources

• “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,” CDC National Center for Health Statistics, February 24, 2006, 55(07);185

• “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,” CDC National Center for Health Statistics, February 27, 2004, 53(07):145-8