Asthma Support Services

For consumers

Your own GP or respiratory specialist is the best person to advise you on your asthma queries and concerns.

Your local community pharmacist can also be very helpful with advice in asthma medications, delivery devices and general asthma information.

Your local hospital or community health centre may offer support services or direct you to local services such as specialist asthma educators.

There is an Asthma Foundation in each state or territory. The Foundations offer support groups, advice lines, asthma information brochures and a range of asthma devices for sale. Asthma Foundations also provide a range of information on the Asthma Cycle of Care. To contact your local Foundation, call the national free number: 1800 645 130. Or you can access many of the Foundations through the Asthma Foundations of Australia website.

For health professionals

The primary source of asthma information is the National Asthma Council Australia (NAC). The NAC provides free resources and clinical publications on asthma for health professionals, including the national guidelines document, the Asthma Management Handbook. These can be ordered on 1800 032 495.

Most publications are also available on the NAC website. This site also links to many related organisations within Australia and internationally, including the NAC's member bodies and the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA). 

A range of information on asthma is available from the following asthma and related respiratory organisations:

• Asthma Foundations of Australia [Asthma Foundations of Australia] (contains links to Asthma Foundations in your State or Territory)
• Asthma Victoria [Asthma Victoria]
• National Asthma Council Australia [National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)]
• Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) [Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)].

Reviewed February 2011