Home may be where the heart is, but the parent of a child diagnosed with asthma quickly learns that home is where the asthma triggers are as well. In this section, you'll learn more about what you can do to make your home as child-friendly as possible. First, you'll take a tour of a virtual house, where each room highlights common household hazards, including potential asthma triggers. And you'll find a printable checklist of practical steps you can take to protect your child. Finally, you'll meet two mothers, one from San Francisco, one from California's Imperial Valley. These two women's lives are very different, but they share the experience of living with asthma on a daily basis.

The statistics are stark. Five million children in the United States have asthma, and asthma rates are skyrocketing throughout the developed world. Asthma clearly qualifies as an epidemic, but what is causing it? Scientists are struggling with this question, and experts agree that both genes and the environment play a role in this complicated illness. Still, there is increasing evidence that air pollution is a major factor. Click here to find out more about the causes of childhood asthma.

Muchos de los componentes del sitio de red de Los Niños y Asma vienen también en Español, incluyendo

• una perspectiva general del documental Los Niños y Asma.
• información sobre como comprar el vídeocassette.
• Una lista de control para imprimir con los pasos a seguir para eliminar los agentes desencadenantes del asma.
• Historias personales de parte de las Madres que tienen hijos con asma.