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2014 Climate Change Indicators Guide

US EPA's Guide to Climate Change Indicators

The EPA and U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released two reports on Climate Change Indicators for 2014. Given that approximately 26 million Americans have asthma, it is important to understand and reduce the negative health impacts caused by climate change. For more information please view the website and download the attached guide.

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Wellapets - Asthma Education Pets for phones and tablets!

Wellapets is an educational virtual pet game for phones and tablets which teaches and motivates kids ages 6-11 to manage asthma by caring for a lovable pet that also has asthma. Wellapets is created by LifeGuard Games in Boston with pediatricians and other clinicians in the area.

In Wellapets, kids adopt their own Wellapet from the App Store, Google Play or Amazon Appstore, play games with it, collect gifts for its home and ultimately take care of their pet. Wellapets has been designed with clinician input such that care for the pet teaches kids what they need to know to manage their own asthma. 

Our educational content focuses on: controller inhaler technique and timing, trigger avoidance and symptom recognition and action according to an Asthma Action Plan.

We've been featured in MobiHealthNews, CBS, asth.ma and Bostinno!

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Alexander Ryu
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alex@lifeguardgames.com
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507-261-5938
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MEDICAID 101: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation discuss the basics of Medicaid and its role in the health care system.

The Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation present a briefing to discuss the basics of Medicaid and its role in the health care system. Speakers address questions on how the program is administered, how much it costs and how it is financed, as well as how the Affordable Care Act affects the program and what states are doing to transform Medicaid to meet current and future needs of its beneficiaries.

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