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Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of publicly financed health care.

Allergens are widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes, according to the nation’s largest indoor allergen study to date. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health report that over 90 percent of homes had three or more detectable allergens, and 73 percent of homes had at least one allergen at elevated levels. The findings (link is external) were published November 30 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Links with resources on what to do when preparing for and recovering from a natural disaster such as a hurricane, especially when you have asthma.

An infographic from Home Clean Expert that visually explains the symptoms, triggers and treatments of childhood asthma.

Substances in house dust help reprogram immune cells, study finds

Through an interactive online course, school health staff and other designated school personnel can learn how to assess a child’s readiness to carry and use a quick-relief inhaler.

The Afterschool Alliance is pleased to host an original series of webinars for the afterschool community. We bring together practitioners, researchers and afterschool advocates from around the country to share resources and explore the issues that impact your work.

This spring the Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) and Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) will introduce the Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) credential to the nation's home performance, weatherization and healthy housing workforce, with the goal of breaking the link between unhealthy housing and unhealthy families through home performance interventions.

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Joy Hsu, MD, MS
Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects
National Center for Environmental Health
CDC Atlanta GA 30341

Toolkits for safe homes, clean air, healthy lives.