Community Organization

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.

Creating an account is free and easy to do! Once you register, you'll be given unlimited access to watch archived recordings and join live webinars with one click. We'll also let you know about upcoming topics that you might find of interest.

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Each May, thousands of organizations join together for Asthma Awareness Month to increase public awareness of the asthma epidemic and to take action to get asthma under control in communities across the nation. Asthma affects over 25 million people of all ages and races. And, though asthma is widespread, public awareness of common asthma triggers and effective asthma management strategies remains limited.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed this Event Planning Kit to equip state and local asthma programs to hold community-based awareness and action events during Asthma Awareness Month. Inside you will find ideas and helpful tips for planning and running powerful community asthma events. Be sure to check out the event spotlights to learn about successful efforts other communities had in the past. You will also find sample materials and a resource order form to use at your events.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) State Honor Roll of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools, www.StateHonorRoll.org, is an annual research project to help identify states with the most comprehensive and preferred statewide public policies supporting people with asthma, food allergies, anaphylaxis and related allergic diseases in US elementary, middle and high schools. The goal of this report is to identify state-level progress towards better school-based policies, and to provide a blueprint for advocates nationwide.