RESOURCE LINKS
Air Quality Forecast
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Asthma Care Management Plan (Also referred to as Action Plans)
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Certified Asthma Educators
This list was last updated November 22, 2005.
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Suzann Beauregard, RN, CLNC, AE-C
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Advantage Medical Legal Resource
Canterbury, NH
603/491-8303
E-Mail:
advantage-mir@directway.com
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Lorraine M. Bourassa, RN, AE-C
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center CHAD
Lebanon, NH
E-Mail: laura.conacore@hitchcock.org
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Victoria Bourk Frazier, RNC, AE-C
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Downtown Medical Associates
Nashua, NH
603/577-3300
E-mail:
Victoria.Bourk@snhmc.org
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Mary Bouthiette, RN, AE-C
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Consultant
Manchester, NH
603/361-8403
E-Mail:
mebouth@comcast.net
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Kitty Brown RN
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Asthma Center
Lebanon, NH
603-653-9624
E-Mail:
Kathleen.f.brown@hitchcock.org
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Deborah Chabot RN, AE-C
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Monadnock Community Hospital
Peterborough, NH
E-Mail:
Deborah.Chabot@mchmail.org
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Michelle Chalifour, RN, AE-C
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Dartmouth Hitchcock-Manchester
603/695-2560
E-mail:
Michelle.D.Chalifour@hitchcock.org
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Amy Chisolm RN, QE-C
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Southern NH Medical Center
Nashua, NH
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Helen Ducharme AE-C
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NAECB site
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Sue Durkin RN, AE-C
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Families First Health Center
Portsmouth, NH
603-422-8208 ext. 107
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Lynn Feenan, RN, MSN, AE-C
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
603/653-9884
E-Mail:
Lynn.M.Feenan@Hitchcock.org
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Keith Foster AE-C
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NAECB site
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Denise Gosslin AE-C
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NAECB-site
E-Mail:
gosselind@adelphia.net
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Louise Mermer MS, ARNP, AE-C
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Nashua Pediatrics
Nashua, NH
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Essy Moverman RRT, RCP, AE-C
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Southern NH Medical Center
Nashua, NH
E-Mail:
Esther.Moverman@snhmc.org
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Heidi Pelchat RRT, RCP
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Anthem BC BS
Manchester, NH
603-695-7989
E-Mail:
heidi.pelchat@anthem.com
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Charlotte J. Pufki, RN, AE-C
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Keene, NH
603/354-5454 x 3871
E-Mail:
Charlotte.J.Pufki@hitchcock.org
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Kimberly Rouleau ARNP, AE-C
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Pulmonary Medicine Assoc.
Bedford, NH
603-623-3516
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Karen Rowell AE-C
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Seacare Health Services
Exeter, NH
603-772-8119
E-Mail:
krowell@seacarehealthservices.org
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Sharon E. Stys, RN, AE-C
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Pediatric Allergy
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
E-Mail:
Sharon.E.Stys@hitchcock.org
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Communicating With Your Care Provider
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Community Health Centers In NH And Surrounding States
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New Hampshire
You can also contact the state's Office of Primary Care 603/271-4741 or 800/852-3345, if you are having difficulty finding a provider
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New Hampshire Health Access Network:
A voluntary effort by health care providers to improve access to health care for low-income children and adults statewide.
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Community Health Access (CHAN):
A non-profit organization of New Hampshire health care safety net providers. The member agencies are non-profit community and primary health centers offering comprehensive primary health care, pregnancy care and social services to the uninsured, under-insured and Medicaid populations of their communities.
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Maine
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Massachusetts:
Call 1-800-475-8455 to find the Center closest to you
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Vermont:
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Complementary And Alternative Care (CAM)
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Educational Materials
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) Publications
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California Breathing Project:
California Breathing, a joint project of the California Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has a multimedia asthma education tool, the Asthma Education Center (AEC). Includes special features for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Canadian Lung Association:
Includes information in French
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Cultural Competency Contacts and Resources from NH Foundation for Healthy Communities
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Health Literacy and Language Resources
from Chronic Conditions Information Network: Provides regional resources as well as health information in a variety of languages and for different reading levels.
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Medline Plus Asthma Information:
Provides PDF files, interactive tutorials and other information tools which will be useful to English and Spanish speaking patients.
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MedLine Plus Patient Education Asthma Tutorial:
Slow download but good low literacy information.
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Educational Materials:
Includes a variety of materials on asthma. Some materials in Spanish. In addition to the website, order by calling 301/592-8573.
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center's
Educational Materials
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Other Language resources from the
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
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SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information Resources):
Tufts University's Health Sciences Library health resource for Asian Americans whose first language is not English. Asthma resources in Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese.
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Environmental
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Financing Asthma Care
New Hampshire
- Medicaid:
Health insurance for persons with low income
800/852-3345 or 603 271-4344
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Medicaid for Employed Adults with Disabilities (MEAD):
A Medicaid program that allows people with a disability to work without jeopardizing their Medicaid eligibility. Call 603/228-9680 or 800/826-3700
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Medicare: Basic health insurance for people over 65 and over or with disabilities. Call 603/271-4238
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The Medicare Beneficiaries Savings Program:
Assists low-income elderly or disabled individuals who are eligible for Medicare (available through the Social Security Administration) by paying for some or all of the associated costs of Medicare, specifically the Medicare Insurance Premiums and deductibles. The Medicare Beneficiaries Savings Program is also referred to as the Buy-In program. Call toll free 800/852-3388.
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Medication Bridge Program:
Provides statewide coordination to create new community sites that assist low income patients access free pharmaceutical products. Call 603/225-0900
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The New Hampshire Health Plan:
NHHP was established as the insurer of last resort, to provide comprehensive benefits options to NH residents who are declined coverage through the private market, have a pre-qualifying condition or are otherwise eligible. Call 800/578-3272
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NH Healthy Kids:
Health insurance for children up to 18. 877/464-2477
Health Insurance and Insurer Disease Management Programs
National
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Asthma Medications for Indigent Patients
from the American Society of Health System Pharmacists
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Needy Meds:
A clearinghouse for free information about getting medications from pharmaceutical companies. Needy Meds makes information about pharmaceutical manufacturer's assistance programs more accessible.
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Patient Advocate Foundation:
Provides education and legal counseling about managed care, insurance, and financial issues for cancer patients. (800) 532-5274
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National Organizations
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Smoking Cessation
Regional Help Lines
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New Hampshire
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Toll Free: 1-800-548-8252
Provides personalized smoking cessation counseling from qualified quit smoking specialists. Available from
8 am - 8pm Monday through Friday. Taped information after hours. This is a free service.
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Quit Works
Toll Free: 1-800-Try-To-STOP (1-800-879-8678)
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Maine
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Tobacco Help Line
Toll Free: 1-800-207-1230
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Massachusetts
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Quit Works
Toll Free: 1-800-Try-To-STOP (1-800-879-8678)
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Vermont
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Quit Line
877-YES-QUIT (877-937-7848)
The Quit Line is operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, by the American Cancer Society's National Cancer Information Center. Vermonters can get personal help in the form of cessation support, factual information, quitting strategies, a series of phone counseling sessions, and referrals to local services that help smokers quit. Quit Line services are available at no cost to smokers -- and also to family and friends, health care professionals, educators and the general public.
On-line Resources
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Support
To learn about asthma support groups in your area, contact your local hospital, check the calendar section of your local paper, call your state's Lung Association or talk to your healthcare provider.
Hospitals
Local Papers
State Lung Associations
Other
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NH Family Voices
tracks support groups in NH. Go to the A section to locate asthma support groups.
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Treatment Guidelines
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Triggers
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WWW Links
