EICA was one of 14 community-based initiatives conducted by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Partners for Asthma Action (formerly Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project). EICA was an in-home program with goals of:
- Reducing asthma symptoms by lessening exposure to environmental asthma triggers in the home environment.
- Reducing school absences.
- Decreasing health service utilization and thereby reducing health care costs.
EICA was modeled after two successful home-environment modification programs for children with asthma in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area—Environmental Action for Children’s Health led by Minneapolis Environmental Regulatory Services and funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Minnesota Department of Health’s Reducing Environmental Triggers for Asthma funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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