Based on previous pediatric asthma initiatives in Westside Chicago, Melissa Gutierrez and Helen Margellos-Anast of the Sinai Urban Health Institute determined that basic asthma interventions were associated with improved health outcomes. Building on this knowledge, they developed a rigorous environmental component to their interventions and created their EPA award-winning program, Healthy Home, Healthy Child, Inc., (HHHC).

Learn how the Maine Smoke-Free Housing Coalition led the way for Maine to become the first in the country with smoke-free public housing policies statewide. Listen to Coalition founder Tina Pettingill and Coalition Director Sarah Mayberry’s remarkable story of how they engaged tenants and property owners, and find out how you can replicate their success in your state and community.

Rebecca Morley, Executive Director of the National Center for Healthy Housing speaks about the healthy homes movement and how it relates to asthma management.