Resources
Asthma & Environmental Education for Health Professionals In May of 2011 the National Nursing Centers Consortium, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, provided a free training for nurses, nursing students, and community health care professionals entitled Asthma & Environmental Education for Health Professionals. This workshop was designed to address the impact of in-home environmental hazards on asthma and focused on [...]
- Asthma & Environmental Education for Health Professionals
- Work-Related Asthma Prevention Program (WRAPP)
- Spanish Indoor Air Quality Management Resources Online
- Environmental Protection Agency Releases School Siting Guidelines
- Applying the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) Program to Underserved Communities (APPUC) Materials
- How Many CA Kids Have Asthma? Find Data for Your Region
- Reducing Asthma Morbidity through Home-Based Environmental Interventions
- The Interactive Asthma Action Plan (iAAP): A New Computerized Clinical Decision Support Tool for Prescribing Clinicians
- New Online Asthma Training for Public Health Nurses and Asthma Educators
- How Can I Improve Asthma Control Through Community Collaborations?
- In the Schoolyard and Beyond: Addressing Childhood Asthma in Your Community
- Event Planning Kit Available for World Asthma Day
Studies and Reports
Long-term Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in a Large Cohort of People Who Have Never Smoked A study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine on December 15, 2011 found that “present findings strengthen the evidence that ambient concentrations of Particulate Matter 2.5 measured in recent decades are associated with small but measurable increases in lung cancer mortality.” For access to the full article, click here.
- Long-term Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in a Large Cohort of People Who Have Never Smoked
- The Response of Children with Asthma to Ambient Particulate Is Modified by Tobacco Smoke Exposure
- Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution: Approach to Counseling Patients Using the Air Quality Health Index
- The School Inner-City Asthma Study: Design, Methods, and Lessons Learned
- New Report Finds Benefits of EPA Rules Outweigh Costs and Would Provide Significant Health and Environmental Benefits to Low Income and Minority Individuals
- The California Legislature 101: Unscrambling California’s Legislative Process
- End-of-year support for RAMP, please make a donation
- Smart Growth is Healthy Growth for California
- ASTHO Releases 2011 Report on Policy Barriers in Implementing Asthma Programs
- The Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project: It Takes a Community
- The Impacts of Short-Term Changes in Air Quality on Emergency Room and Hospital Use in California’s San Joaquin Valley
- Hispanics in California Disproportionately Burdened by Asthma
Opportunities
Webinar: Connecting Health and Housing Programs: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Asthma Outcomes; 2/1/2012; 2:00 PM, EST Featuring Margaret Reid from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) and Amanda Reddy from the Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP), this webinar will present examples of diverse collaborations that support effective home visits, and policies that have changed the housing landscape to improve asthma outcomes in Boston and New York. These leaders will discuss how their [...]
- Webinar: Connecting Health and Housing Programs: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Asthma Outcomes; 2/1/2012; 2:00 PM, EST
- EPA announces solicitation of applications for $1 million in environmental justice grants; Pre-application conference call 2/1/2012; Applications due 2/29/2012
- Funding alert: Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers; Letter of intent due 3/24/2012
- Expanding the School Siting Conversation: A Webinar Series; Various Dates
- Upcoming Asthma Provider Education and Training Opportunity – Enroll Now!
- American Asthma Foundation Offers Research Grants; Applications due 2/8/2012
- Call for National Asthma Award Applications; Applications due 2/21/2012