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The New England Asthma Regional Council (ARC), a program of Health Resources in Action, is happy to share our latest publication, "The Role of Pest Control in Effective Asthma Management: A Business Case." Produced by ARC and the Boston Public Health Commission, this document presents a business case geared towards the healthcare industry for providing pest management services and education to certain high-risk asthma patients. There is growing recognition regarding the impact of pest allergens (particularly from mice and cockroaches), grounded in research that suggests that they both cause and trigger asthma. And yet, there is still a need to justify to the health care industry regarding the rationale of providing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services from a cost effective and health perspective. "The Role of Pest Control in Effective Asthma Management" is of national importance for the health care industry, advocates and policy makers. ARC urges you to use this tool and to disseminate it widely. http://asthmaregionalcouncil.org/uploads/IPM/IPM_FINAL_2009.pdf

Partnering for Success: How Health Departments Work and How to Work with Health Departments focuses on creating healthy schools, and discusses the many ways in which health departments can be of support to education departments, schools, and community leaders. The publication is designed to help readers better understand how state and local public health systems are structured, their roles, what types of programs they administer, the support and resources they can offer to school health programs, and how to take advantage of those resources.

Pest control is only one of your many responsibilities as a manager or owner of affordable or public housing, but it can be one of the most challenging. This guide describes a process of pest control that has proven effective in public housing developments all around the country.