Resources
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Office of Women’s Health Releases Asthma Fact Sheet
The Office of Women’s Health has released a fact sheet focused on asthma. This guide examines asthma from multiple angles and includes information on how asthma specifically affects women and pregnancy. It also includes links to multiple resources for additional information. The fact sheet is available in English here and in Spanish here.
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US EPA Releases Preventive Maintenance Guidance Documents for School Indoor Air Quality
The US Environmental Protection Agency has released several guidance documents on Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools. These guides are designed to help stakeholders plan and develop an indoor air quality preventive maintenance plan. The guide details how walkthroughs, integrated pest management, green cleaning, and more can make for better air quality in schools. Lastly,…
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Online Module “Environmental Asthma Triggers: A Training for Public Health Professionals” Now Available
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility’s Community Outreach and Engagement Core has released an online module titled “Environmental Asthma Triggers: A Training for Public Health Professionals.” The module “focuses on understanding asthma as a chronic lung disease,” as well as examining environmental exposures that worsen asthma. It…
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2018 USAsthma Summit Video Now Available Online
The Allergy and Asthma Network held the 2018 USAsthma Summit on November 16th, 2018. The recording of the conference is now available online. The conference discussed numerous topics, including severe asthma, inhaler confusion, barriers to care, the role of pharmacists, and advocacy. To view the Summit recording, click here.
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab Releases Brief on Reducing Repeat Hospital Visits for Children with AsthmaChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab Releases Brief on Reducing Repeat Hospital Visits for Children with Asthma
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) PolicyLab has released a policy brief with recommendations for health systems and policymakers to help reduce hospital readmissions due to asthma. CHOP partnered with the Community Asthma Prevention Program in an effort to cut emergency department revisit rates for the highest-risk children with asthma. The brief details that intervention,…
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Union of Concerned Scientists Releases Fact Sheet on Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in California
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has released a fact sheet, Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in California, which helps to demonstrate the strong need for programs California has developed to reduce vehicular pollution. The analysis highlights 1) the production of unhealthy air by cars, trucks, and buses, and 2) who bears the…
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American Lung Association Releases Coping with Wildfire Smoke
The American Lung Association has released an animation as part of its outreach on the 2018 Californian wildfires. The animation provides tips for protecting lung health during wildfires. Currently available in English, the animation will soon be available in Spanish. To view the animation, click here.
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Releases ASTHMA Care for Adults Online Course
In late 2018, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released an online course that covers a full range of topics everyone with asthma needs to know. “ASTHMA Care for Adults” is a self-paced online course and makes use of videos, animations, handouts and more to teach viewers how to better manage asthma. For more…
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HUD Releases Healthy Homes Youth App
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has partnered with the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to release a new app designed to teach middle-schoolers about household contaminants. The app aims to help kids learn about actions they can take to…