For both presenters:  each of you have well established programs.  How would you use the relatively small $25,000 grant to build a program?

Boston: What suggestions do you have for overcoming opposition to
adopting and implementing smoke-free housing policies in public housing?
Many of our coalition members are concerned about these policies,
especially in low-income or rent controlled housing due to the threat of
eviction. They feel that if low income residents are evicted for their
addiction, they will be homeless.

Thank you!

Hi Amanda,

Can you please provide some examples of your most successful high performing collaborations?  Did you organize a task force or some other body that would meet on a regular basis to facilitate communication and build trust among a variety of organizations?

Thanks,

Pierre (DC Lead and Healthy Housing Program, District Dept. of the Environment)

Have you engaged in any innovative financing arrangements to fund home-based asthma interventions?

Question #1

What has been the health impact of the environmental interventions to address asthma triggers in the home.  More specifically how has it effected:

1- Ed Visits

2- Hospitalization rates

3- Overall cost saving to health insurance companies

Question # 2

In evaluating the interventions, what was the success rates of the participating household to continue the environmental intervention on their own.    What education and training was provided to the household members to maintain the environmental intervention?

Hello, everyone:

     I am fairly new to the Community and would like to know if anyone

   know of any public policies that were created to address the asthma

   issue as an environmental health hazard?  Any help will be greatly

   appreciated.

    Tks