A new report from the National Asthma Education Program, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, will present the state of the art in management of asthma. Available from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center in summer 1991, the report will be of immediate use to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals and will be disseminated widely to a variety of medical and health‐related professional associations and groups. It also will lay the foundation for a broad range of health education activities to be undertaken by the NAEP Subcommittees on Professional Education, Patient/Public Education, and School Asthma Education, as well as other organizations.