Resources
National Center for Healthy Housing Releases “Why Partner with Energy Stakeholders and Programs? In late 2019 the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released a new resource to help asthma programs partner with energy stakeholders, Why Partner with Energy Stakeholders and Programs? This resource includes a video presentation, slides and key readings to highlight why energy programs can be of value to those working to advance and sustain in-home asthma […]
- National Center for Healthy Housing Releases “Why Partner with Energy Stakeholders and Programs?
- American Lung Association Releases Asthma Trends Brief
- E4TheFuture Releases Energy-Plus-Health Playbook
- Clearing the Air: An Asthma Toolkit for Healthy Schools Released
- RAMP Launches Project to Assess Health and Equity Implications of Freight Automation
- Leading the Way to Better Breathing: Managed Care Organizations and Asthma Home Visiting Services in California – a Tool for MCOs and Partners
- California Department of Public Health Releases Informational Video on Mold, Moisture, and Health
- National Center for Healthy Housing Releases Online Code Comparison Tool
- Office of Women’s Health Releases Asthma Fact Sheet
- US EPA Releases Preventive Maintenance Guidance Documents for School Indoor Air Quality
- Online Module “Environmental Asthma Triggers: A Training for Public Health Professionals” Now Available
- 2018 USAsthma Summit Video Now Available Online
Studies and Reports
The Impacts of Interactions of Neighborhood Social Conditions and Family Relationships on Childhood Asthma The August 2019 edition of Pediatrics contains an article examining how neighborhood social conditions and family relationships can affect childhood asthma. Youth diagnosed with asthma had the neighborhood conditions around their homes coded to see if they were dangerous and/or disorderly. They also interviewed the children to assess family relationship quality. Researchers found “significant interactions” […]
- The Impacts of Interactions of Neighborhood Social Conditions and Family Relationships on Childhood Asthma
- Feasibility of Incentives to Increase Adherence in High-Risk Children with Asthma
- Researchers Investigate Impacts of Infant Gut Microbial Compounds on Allergy and Asthma Risk
- Union of Concerned Scientists Release “Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days”
- Investigation of Ultrafine Particle Exposure Linkages to Childhood Asthma Incidence
- Implications of Proposed Changes to Public Charge Immigration Rules on Children
- Study Examines Inhaler Carry and Use Among Children at School
- Historical Redlining Affects Health of Communities Today
- Researchers Work to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Integrate Asthma Evidence-Based Interventions
- Use of Electronic Asthma Tracker on Patient Outcomes
- Differences in Asthma Worries and Confidence in Children and Parents
- Researchers Investigate Effects of School Stress on Asthma
Opportunities
Job Opportunity: Policy Associate with Healthy Schools Campaign The Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) is currently recruiting for a part-time policy associate to support the organization’s education and health policy initiatives. The position will focus on national and state level education and health policy issues that impact schools serving low-income students of color. The position will work to support activities and initiatives that build […]
- Job Opportunity: Policy Associate with Healthy Schools Campaign
- EPA Hosts Webinar Series on Healthy Green Cleaning in Schools; 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/30
- GHHI Announces Request for Proposals for the National Initiative for Asthma Reimbursement; Proposals Due by 11/18
- Webinars: EPA Hosts Summer Webinars Focused on Delivering In-Home Asthma Environmental Interventions; 7/23 & 7/30
- Webinar: Collaborating with State Medicaid Programs on Guidelines-Based Asthma Care Coverage; 7/23
- Webinar: Type 2 Inflammation — Severe Asthma & Co-Morbidities; 7/23
- Webinar: Air Pollution and Pediatric Asthma; 7/23
- Save the Date: 7th Annual SEHAC School Symposium on Asthma; 9/27
- A $15 million victory for people with asthma!
- 2019 Asthma Summit