Allergy, ENT & Ophthalmology

This FDA 2-pg color fact sheet describes causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of allergies and hay fever, and includes a comparison chart to differentiate hay fever from common cold symptoms.

This FDA 2-page color handout explains what constitutes a "major food allergen," the 8 common food allergens, and how to read packaged food labels (including the "Contains" statement/ingredient list) to determine the presence of allergens.

This FDA 1-page color handout clarifies the different types of food allergies and their severity, the major allergens including signs/symptoms, food allergies vs food intolerance, and offers health tips for consumers who have allergies.

This NIH easy-to-read fact sheet provides an introduction to asthma, its causes and risk factors, and treatment and prevention options. Information on managing and controlling asthma is also provided.

This 2-pg B&W asthma action plan is a form designed to be filled in by clinicians as a guide for parents and caregivers. The green-yellow-red zone concept is used, along with peak-flow and symptom-based severity levels. Included are blanks for medication, dose, timing, and indications.  Cartoon images of the Arthur character are featured.

This NIH wallet card for patients includes information on common warning signs of an asthma attack and questions for the patient's healthcare provider. It also provides space to record an asthma action plan, peak flow, and medicines.

CDC’s Q&A sheet for parents provides answers to commonly asked questions about ear infections including when antibiotics are effective in treating a child with Otitis Media with Effusion (OME).

This 2-pg printer-friendly, bilingual (English/Spanish) fact sheet discusses some of the possible signs of hearing loss that should lead parents to contact their child's healthcare provider. Causes and consequences of hearing loss are described. Diagnostic tests are briefly discussed.

This 40-pg booklet from NIH/National Eye Institute gives background information on dry, wet and advanced ARMD. Strategies for coping with low vision and ARMD are included. Contact information for various resource agencies is also provided.

This 1-pg handout from AAFP gives a brief description of conjunctivitis and tips for preventing its spread. Information on tx of viral, bacterial and allergic conjunctivitis is also included.

This 2-pg printer-friendly, bilingual (English/Spanish) fact sheet discusses vision loss and ages at which infants and young children should be checked for it. Possible signs of vision loss are listed. Parents are given steps to take if they think their child has vision loss. Early intervention is emphasized.

CDC’s Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work 1-pg handout provides parents with answers for commonly asked questions about using antibiotics for a child's runny nose when there is green or yellow mucus present.

This 2-pg, color, trifold brochure aimed at adults discusses the differences between viral and bacterial respiratory illnesses. It dispels the common misperception that antibiotics can help with a cold or flu and discusses when antibiotics actually work best, in the treatment of bacterial infections. Cautions against taking unnecessary antibiotics as their overuse can result in resistant bacteria.

This 1-pg printer-friendly handout features a table of symptoms differentiating influenza from the common cold. It focuses on the prevention of influenza with annual vaccination and lists some vaccine side effects. The role of antivirals and antibiotics in treatment is briefly discussed.

This 1-pg, printer-friendly, illustrated handout focuses on the treatment of a sore throat, including when antibiotics are and are not needed. Infectious and other causes of the condition are listed. Tests to diagnose strep and complications are described. It features a diagram on throat anatomy.