Asthma Australia in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Asthma Australia

Locality: Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9906 3233

Address: Level 13, Tower B, 799 Pacific Highway 2067 Chatswood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.asthma.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Our Asthma Educators are available to answer your asthma questions and provide support for not only people with asthma but their carers. Our Asthma Educators are trained to assist you with Australian best-practice asthma management and evidence-based information. We're available Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm AEST and we also welcome calls through the National Relay Service. Learn more or book a call with an educator here: https://bit.ly/34xc1FR

25.01.2022 Let's talk about grass and how grasses impact #asthma and #allergies. Allergies to grass are very common and symptoms may present in many ways; including nasal symptoms (runny nose, stuffiness, sneezing), asthma, and eye symptoms (itchy, watery/red eyes). People can also have skin rashes (hives or skin welts) after exposure to grasses, but this is much less common. You are more at risk of a grass allergy during the time of year when grasses are producing pollen, which happens... to be from spring onwards. If you experience an allergy to grass, you may want to take a look at this article by Healthdirect Australia, they also have an online symptom checker. https://bit.ly/3mEiaGv

24.01.2022 Are you an avid gardener who needs to hang up the gloves when #pollen season comes around? We know for gardeners with #asthma or hay fever, plants and gardens can bring about endless sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, scratchy throats, or asthma flare-ups. But you shouldn’t have to sacrifice a beautiful garden! You may recall that last spring we called in a botanical expert, Dr Ed Newbigin of the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne, and put together the Golde...n (or should we say Green) Rules of Thumb to help you have allergy-friendly gardening experience. Check them out here https://bit.ly/3mqnWv1

24.01.2022 There are a number of pollen monitoring apps and websites such as AirRater and Auspollen that are a useful resource for people with #asthma and hay fever over spring, however, there is no one provider that covers all states. This is something we are working towards as part of our AirSmart positioning. You can view the pollen count for available states here https://bit.ly/3bUsQfP If you do not see your state or territory listed, it is likely there isn’t one available and therefore we ask you to be vigilant and prepared when it comes to your asthma and allergies.

24.01.2022 Asthma Australia welcomes new evidence presented in the ‘Australian Bushfires 2019/20; Exploring the short-term impacts’ report, hoping the new data will spur on action around air quality. Australia is behind other countries in terms of monitoring and reporting and providing the community the access to tools to better avert being exposed to poor air. We need to learn from those leading in this space and we need investment put into action. Asthma Australia is seeking support... from the Australian Government and state and territory governments to establish an #AirSmart Campaign but are yet to receive funding despite several recommendations put forward by state inquires and the Royal Commission. Read article here: https://bit.ly/39rmx4b

24.01.2022 Research indicates there is a link between anxiety, depression, and asthma. More than two million Australians have asthma and more than three million Australians are living with depression or anxiety. One in five women and one in eight men will experience depression at some time in their life. On average, one in four people will experience anxiety. For people who live with asthma, this figure is even higher. Download our free information brochure here https://bit.ly/3jb3We2

23.01.2022 Did you catch the Asthma Australia special feature on 60 Minutes Australia last night? If you missed it, be sure to watch our #AsthmaChampions share their experiences from the 2019/20 Summer Bushfires on @9Now. https://bit.ly/3kZuEaC

23.01.2022 Everyone vulnerable to hay fever (one in five) or asthma (one in nine) living in south-east Australia particularly Victoria and South Western NSW, are at risk of thunderstorm asthma. Are you prepared? Thunderstorm asthma can come on very quickly. Read more about thunderstorm asthma here https://bit.ly/3nEtCSF and download our information sheet here https://bit.ly/36NjMXY

23.01.2022 Are you/have you been a frontline health worker during the COVID-19 pandemic? This includes people working in hospitals, primary care, the community, private practice and paramedicine. As the pandemic has changed our social and work environments in many different ways. This survey explores the important social, occupational and mental health effects experienced by frontline health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Participate in the survey here https://bit....ly/2GRZ5Bd This study has kindly been funded by a research grant from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation.

23.01.2022 Let's go back to the asthma basics!! We've created a short information brochure on Asthma Basics, learn what is asthma, how to recognise it, who gets it, how to keep well and more. Download it here https://bit.ly/3m1uMa2

22.01.2022 Women with #asthma account for 13.9 per cent of the ACT population and are 1.3 times more likely to experience risk factors leading to type 2 diabetes, which includes smoking, an unhealthy diet, risky alcohol consumption and low levels of physical activity. Asthma Australia has recently added the AUSDRISK screening tool to The COACH Program, which already offers comprehensive and individualised care, and can now help women to avoid a high likelihood of developing type 2 or g...estational #diabetes. Asthma Australia is encouraging women with asthma in the ACT to step into a healthier version of themselves simply by making a call to 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462) and checking their eligibility for The COACH Program. Read more https://bit.ly/2Eo0U7P Learn about The COACH Program. https://bit.ly/2RPjTes

21.01.2022 Attention! Your lived experiences make a huge difference to us and the ways we help people with asthma each day. Join the Asthma Champion program and please tell us about your 2020! It's been a dozy. We'd like to thank Julia Ovens who has severe asthma and is a previous member of our Consumer Advisory Council and Asthma Champion for this great pic. Julia presented at many conferences about asthma, attended meetings, research trials, and spoke up in the media. She'll continue speaking up for asthma in her new home, the UK. Learn about becoming an Asthma Champion here https://bit.ly/31nZp1J

21.01.2022 Today is #WorldCOPDDay and we know that there are some of you who may have #asthma and #COPD crossover. If you would like to know some tips on how to stay well with COPD, join their online event today.

20.01.2022 Canberrans are being warned of a potential thunderstorm asthma event in the region today. People who suffer from hay fever and/or asthma are encouraged to be vigilant over the weekend for any worsening of their condition. https://bit.ly/33o7bcU

20.01.2022 Canberra is recording high levels of pollen, which has led to thunderstorm asthma warnings. We encourage anyone with pollen triggers to take extra precautions and stay inside. Please also note that AusPollen Adelaide pollen monitoring will be ceased until further notice due to COVID-19 public health advice https://ab.co/32VegBi

20.01.2022 People with asthma will often see more than one health professional over the course of time, even multiple visits to different emergency departments. We often hear that people with asthma get rather exhausted retelling their health history, which can be complex and traumatic, and that doctors appreciate the opportunity to assess a health record. Lifecard is all about more complete information with a holistic picture that enables more insightful conversations between a patient and their doctor. We see this partnership as a great opportunity for people with asthma to embrace a health tool, and another step toward individualised, personcentred health care. Read more about the partnership here: https://bit.ly/34Y2uqe

20.01.2022 New project funding is enabling locals from the small towns of Peterborough, Jamestown and Orroroo in regional South Australia to lower their high risk of asthma attacks, under a unique community-driven program led by Asthma Australia. The project has aimed to understand why asthma hospitalisations are sitting 45 per cent higher than the national average in these small communities, and to seek grassroots solutions to help locals breathe better. Asthma Australia CEO Michele Go...ldman said the early work of the project enabled Asthma Australia to understand the community and barriers to better asthma management they are facing. Read more: https://bit.ly/3lCehRD

18.01.2022 Murrumbidgee Local Health District issues thunderstorm asthma alert https://bit.ly/35mKPsA Download the Melbourne Pollen App to get Thunderstorm Asthma Warnings in Victoria, the AirRater App or sign up to Wagga Wagga SMS alerts for the Riverina region, to keep check for high or extreme pollen days https://bit.ly/3kmBiIh

17.01.2022 RESEARCHERS TRIAL MASKS AS BUSH SMOKE SHIELDS Respiratory experts at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney along with colleagues at UNSW are investigating whether surgical or respiratory masks offer better protection from smoke than staying indoors. Researchers are recruiting 300 NSW, Victoria, SA, Tasmania and ACT residents with asthma or the smoking-related condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to establish new recommendations. Read more: ht...tps://bit.ly/36NAisM Watch 9 News feature here https://bit.ly/3nHlWjE

16.01.2022 Public Health Alert issued for Canberra today. It's been a tough couple of weeks for the Capital, hang in there folks. Protect indoor environments, keep your medication on hand. See below for more info.

15.01.2022 Courtney Partridge-McLennan was a bubbly and cheeky 19-year-old country girl living in regional New South Wales. Last year, bushfire smoke triggered a sudden and aggressive asthma attack, taking Courtney’s life in the early hours of the morning. She was found in her bed with her phone torch on and her reliever medication quite close to her. She didn't have time to ask for help, says her sister Cherylleigh. As the bushfire season approaches, please don’t let another Auss...ie die from asthma if it can be avoided. Please donate now, to help save lives. Courtney didn’t have time to call for help https://bit.ly/3l7hwA6

14.01.2022 When I got a call from contract tracers, I was completely shocked Ebony has spent 2020 in isolation. For 29yearold Sydney resident Ebony Wightman, a combination of last summer’s bushfire smoke and the Coronavirus pandemic has posed her with lifethreatening challenges and significant hurdles to continuing her healthcare not what you’d consider a great sequence of events, but she has found a way. Read her story here: https://asthma.org.au//facing-up-to-barriers-bushf...ires-an/ #DontWaitMate

14.01.2022 Every year there is a well-documented spike in asthma flare-ups when children return to school after the summer break. This results in a significant increase in Emergency Department visits, hospitalisations, and days off school. Education staff and health professionals play a key role in supporting children, parents, and carers to stay safe and manage the risk of asthma flare-ups at the ‘back to school’ time. As such, Asthma Australia is undertaking a 'Back to School' campai...gn commencing mid-January 2021. The aim of the campaign is to support and educate parents to take the correct preventative steps to manage their child’s asthma in readiness for their return to school next year. Below are ways in which Education staff and health professionals can support parents and carers with asthma in children in preparation for 2021. Education staff click here https://bit.ly/2HAZYyA Health professionals click here https://bit.ly/2UWXHAM You equally contribute to reducing these asthma impacts, their flow-on educational effects, and access new asthma resources and training to support your learning. If you have a child with #asthma, get a head start by downloading our Back to School Checklist https://bit.ly/35ZvUWD

13.01.2022 Have you been struggling with asthma and allergies? Take the Asthma Control Test, you may need to review your asthma management or medications https://bit.ly/2T6EStR

13.01.2022 Good asthma management year-round is the key to ensuring you are well throughout spring. We have already experienced a few high #pollen days, so we urge you to be prepared and vigilant. For information on asthma during spring, including spring triggers, impacts and how best to manage it, click here https://bit.ly/3osKL3a For information on pollen monitoring, click here https://bit.ly/34uqdPI... To download our Spring Asthma Pack, click here https://bit.ly/3dYPh4z

11.01.2022 How often should you wash your sheets, pillows, doona and mattress? And when is it time to throw them out? According to respiratory expert and friend of ours Professor John Blakey from Sir Charles Gairdner hospital in Western Australia, If you didn’t wash your bedding for a year it would be more than a kilo heavier just because of dead skin. https://bit.ly/3jLv1W9

10.01.2022 Have you been hearing the term ‘thunderstorm asthma’ being used a lot lately? Maybe even your local doctor has been talking to you about it? If so, that’s great! We need people aware of and talking about it. The term thunderstorm asthma became commonly known back in 2016 when a dangerous weather event caused 10 deaths and thousands of people to present to hospitals and call ambulances with breathing difficulties across Melbourne. Thunderstorm asthma can occur when rye gras...s pollen is abundant. Pollen is collected up into thunderstorms, bursts into tiny particles, and breathed deep into our lungs. This can occur during some storms in the warmer months. Thunderstorm Asthma puts people with asthma and hay fever (allergic rhinitis) at risk. Follow the link for what else you need to know https://bit.ly/3fnhKSf

08.01.2022 Asthma symptoms can be triggered by spray deodorants and strong scents including incense, perfumes and particularly citronella this time of year. It is important that you take preventative measures but it is also extremely helpful to inform friends, family and people within your workplace that strong scents may trigger your #asthma and #allergies. To help, we created a 'Keep the Sprays Away' poster that you can pop up in your workplace. ... Download it via our website here https://bit.ly/31qiyzZ

07.01.2022 One in nine Australians have #asthma and every person’s asthma has different triggers. Its important people know and understand their triggers to stay safe in extreme weather. Thunderstorm asthma doesn't happen every year but when it does, the highest risk is from October to the end of December, when rye grass #pollen is around and during storms in the warmer months. We want you to be prepared this thunderstorm season in the event of an Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma warning.... Start learning more here https://bit.ly/2KlYrgF

07.01.2022 A big thank you to Macleay Netball Association who held their first Michelle McKean-Larkins Memorial Fundraiser with donations received going towards Asthma Australia. Sadly Michelle tragically passed away last year on September 7th. https://bit.ly/2SUKOpJ

07.01.2022 Until recently, only in-person spirometry training was available in Australia by a select handful of providers, greatly limiting capacity. The onset of the Coronavirus pandemic has encouraged an advantageous transition to self-guided online education, removing physical barriers and time constraints including for respiratory health. Asthma Australia is now offering an online course in Spirometry training set to take the guesswork out of diagnosing respiratory conditions in gen...eral practice. Read more here https://bit.ly/2KthoOv

06.01.2022 Asthma Australia has compiled multi-lingual resources about how to stay safe from thunderstorm asthma and is appealing to religious, community leaders and health workers in Victoria and south western New South Wales to share them widely. https://bit.ly/36O9h6P

06.01.2022 Did you know 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with gestational diabetes during their pregnancy? Women with asthma have a higher risk of gestational diabetes if their asthma is poorly controlled. Asthma Australia’s coaches work in partnership with your usual doctor and/or health professional. Our coaches will focus on addressing specific risk factors such as smoking, poor nutrition, overweight or obesity, and low levels of physical activity. Call us today about our free asthma ...support programs. https://bit.ly/3kDIDmh See more

05.01.2022 Be prepared and have a plan for the medications you need to take and exactly when you need to take them, including what to do if you have an asthma flare-up. We have templates available on our website to make it easy. Read our latest article here https://bit.ly/2IUJMIu

05.01.2022 Thank you to our #AsthmaChampions Cherylleigh, Tammy and Chris, Kristen, Lincoln and Alison for sharing your stories. We are amazed by your courage and bravery in sharing your experience for the betterment of Australia and people with asthma. Did you lose a loved one from asthma during the bushfires? Do you have a story you would like to share? Email us at [email protected] we would love to hear from you. ... https://bit.ly/3nc5SWE

04.01.2022 Do you check #airquality before you leave the house? It can be extremely useful for #asthma and #allergy management. For convenience, we have created a #pollen monitoring page. Check it out here: https://asthma.org.au/pollen-monitoring/

04.01.2022 ASTHMA and COVID-19 RESEARCH RESULTS: Asthma Australia seeks to find answers to the significant questions and challenges facing Australians with asthma. During the first outbreak of COVID-19, we sought to answer the question that was worrying you and your families; if I have asthma, am I more at risk of acquiring COVID-19? Should I self-isolate? And if I get it, will I die? Through our National Research Fund, we commissioned a study with The George Institute for Global Hea...lth to find out if we could answer these questions. We did that. And we’re pleased to bring you answers. People with #asthma don’t appear to be at greater risk of acquiring #COVID-19 than the rest of the population. Most people with asthma are not contracting COVID-19 at all and if they do, they are equally likely to recover. People with asthma are like everyone else and need to keep up with protective measures against COVID-19 and must try to get their asthma under control. Read more about the study here https://bit.ly/3ohHMKA

03.01.2022 Canberra people - ACT Health has issued a warning of a possible Thunderstorm Asthma event for today (Sunday) and Monday due to high grass pollen levels and storms. If you have hay fever and/or asthma, please heed the warning and make arrangements to stay safe. Avoid going out and protect indoor environments by shutting windows and doors; keep an asthma reliever on hand and see the Asthma First Aid process below. Monday could be a stay at home day - think ahead. See the warning here > https://health.act.gov.au//public-health-alert-possible-th

02.01.2022 According to a weekly pulse survey of nearly 300 people by Asthma Australia, 29 percent of respondents recently reported their asthma had been triggered by increased use of cleaning products during COVID-19 in their homes, workplaces, and in public areas. Of these, people with severe asthma or people with asthma who worked outside the home were more likely to report symptoms. Employers are encouraged to check if anyone on their staff is sensitive to health impacts from cleani...ng chemicals and to consider ways to reduce their risk, such as switching from sprays to wipes, and choosing allergy-friendly products where appropriate. https://bit.ly/3j9R8UZ To help, we’ve created a ‘Keep the sprays away’ poster that people can use in the workplace https://bit.ly/3dHKVyx

01.01.2022 For those of you in Tasmania, it's about to get gusty with a severe weather warning issued and heavy rain drenching the northern areas. Not only should you try and keep dry but don't forget to monitor winds and pollen, as there may be a risk of #thunderstormasthma. You may be interested in downloading the AirRater app https://airrater.org/

01.01.2022 Alongside Tammy, Chris and their family, we are honoured to launch Courtney’s Fund, which was shared on 60 Minutes Australia last night. We don’t want Courtney’s death to be lost as just another statistic and hope her memory and this Fund will mean that other families don’t have to experience needless loss of a loved one, Tammy McLennan said. Courtney is forever in our hearts, a bright young life lost to asthma during the historic and tragic bushfire disaster than grip...ped our nation last summer. Asthma Australia will work hard to make a difference with Courtney’s Fund, in her memory, and in the memory of all those whose lives were lost and impacted from exposure to bushfire smoke, especially from asthma. Help us achieve improvements to Australia’s response to air quality and asthma by donating in memory of Courtney today. https://asthma.org.au/get-invol/ways-to-give/courtneys-fund #AirSmart #asthma #createchange