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Wondering what air cleaners are all about – and if one will help your family breathe easier at home?
Healthcare professionals often recommend them; manu- facturers cite scientific data that proves their systems
remove pollutants from the air; but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cautions there’s no proof they actually improve users’ health.
At the same time, some AANMA members suggest any- thing that gives them even the slightest help in reducing asthma episodes is worth having. You decide. Air cleaners should play just one part of an overall strategy to reduce allergens and irritants in your home....More in the attached PDF.

The FlowBrush™ is a combination toothbrush and electronic spirometer. It allows people with moderate to severe, persistent asthma to measure their lung function (FEV1) each morning just after brushing their teeth. This FEV1 data is wirelessly transmitted via the Verizon national network to the FlowBrush database cloud for daily analysis.

When tracked daily, FEV1 readings can predict asthma attacks before they occur. If you or your child's FEV1 readings begin to drop, our trained asthma care coordinators will call and help you implement your asthma action plan or access medical care from nearby urgent care clinics or retail clinics.

The purpose of the FlowBrush Asthma Surveillance Telemendicine or FAST program is to help asthmatics initiate preventive care BEFORE symptoms become noticeable and expensive, emergency room or hospital care is required.

ARC's new Slideshare page includes recent presentations, webinars, and documents, including the following:

• Addressing Asthma and School Performance in Urban Children: Research, Education, and Intervention Efforts (webinar & PPT)
• Primary Prevention of Asthma: Developing a Road Map for Reducing Asthma Onset (webinar & PPT)
• Presentations from the most recent annual meeting of the Asthma Regional Council (PPTs)
• Conceptual map for the New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative
• Core Measures for the New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative intervention 

Content will be added regularly!