Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

• About the Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
• Vision and Mission
• Asthma Foundation of NSW Programs and Services
• Contact Details

About the Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

The Asthma Foundation of NSW is a registered charity committed to helping people with asthma, their families and carers, asthma educators and allied health professionals in NSW, to understand and manage asthma. The Asthma Foundation of NSW informs and educates the community, liaises with government and other bodies on asthma related issues and supports and informs people with asthma how best to achieve as full and healthy a lifestyle as possible while controlling their asthma.

Vision and Mission

The Vision A community free of asthma The Mission Positively impact the quality of life of people living with asthma by:

• changing community attitudes and actions
• building knowledge
• advocating needs
• creating an asthma friendly world

Asthma Foundation of NSW Programs and Services

The Asthma Foundation of NSW has a number of programs and services operating in the community. The programs provide a variety of information to a range of audiences from all different ages and backgrounds and aim to increase the awareness of asthma in the community and properly equip people in managing asthma Programs include:

• Asthma Friendly Schools program
• Asthma Friendly Out of School Hours Centres (OSHC) Program
• Asthma Friendly Children’s Services (AFCS)
• Asthma Information Line
• Swimming for people with asthma
• Asthma Training
• Asthma Cycle of Care
• Asthma Children’s Camp
• Community Network

Contact Details

For further information, go to the Asthma Foundation of NSW website, email ask@asthmansw.org.au, phone (08) 9906 3233 or freecall 1800 645 130.

More information

For everything you need to know about Asthma, including the symptoms, risk factors, treatments and other useful resources, visit Asthma.