Resources
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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…
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National League of Cities Releases Advancing City-Level Healthy Housing: Policies, Practices and Programs in Asthma & Lead – Strategies for Progress
The National League of Cities has released a new report titled “Advancing City-Level Healthy Housing: Policies, Practices and Programs in Asthma & Lead – Strategies for Progress.” The report aims to demonstrate the essential role of city leadership in addressing lead and asthma hazards in housing stock across the country. The report was developed in…
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Children’s Health Fund Releases Video Series: Asthma–What you Need to Know
The Children’s Health Fund and The Primary School have partnered to create a series of videos that describe what you need to know to take care of a child with asthma. There is a complete video that contains all the content, as well as shorter videos that explain what asthma and asthma triggers are as…
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National Center for Healthy Housing Releases Technical Briefs on Funding Community Health Worker Services
The National Center for Healthy Housing has released two technical briefs on funding services provided by community health workers. The first brief, Advancing the Role of Community Health Workers: Engaging State Medicaid Offices to Develop State Plan Amendments Regarding the Preventative Services Rule Change, “reviews the process for amending Medicaid state plans to include” community…
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California Breathing Releases Interactive County Asthma Data Tool
California Breathing has replaced its previous county asthma profiles with an Interactive County Asthma Data Tool. The tool contains information about asthma prevalence, Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations, deaths, and more. To view the tool, click here.
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American Lung Association Releases “Controlling Air Pollutants in Multi-Unit Housing”
The American Lung Association has released a resource titled “Controlling Air Pollutants in Multi-Unit Housing.” This infographic was designed to assist property managers in identifying and controlling indoor air pollutants. In addition, it includes information about the American Lung Association’s Healthy Air at Home program, which teaches how to protect air in your home. The…
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Environmental Protection Agency Produces “It’s Asthma” Infographic Series
The Indoor Environments Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released “It’s Asthma,” an infographic series providing information about indoor environmental asthma triggers to adolescents and emerging adults with asthma. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescents and emerging adults have the highest and fourth highest current asthma prevalence rates among…