Government

US EPA coordinates indoor air quality and asthma awareness-raising activities in Region 2.

The Stainslaus County ELCAAP Collaborative is a three-year program funded by a state grant to address the burden of asthma in the county.

Asthma Start is an asthma management and education program for parents of children with asthma who are 0-18 years old that conducts education, performs in-home environmental interventions, provides tools to assist with the management of asthma triggers and advocates with landlords, among other services.

Breathe Easy at Home, a web-based referral system, allows doctors, nurses and other health professionals to refer their Boston patients with asthma for a home inspection by the Boston Inspectional Services Department to help identify and reduce environmental asthma triggers at home.

The North Brooklyn Health Network - Asthma Program serves poor, multi-ethnic, medically underserved communities in Brooklyn, specifically targeting disparities of access to quality asthma care.

Kern County Department of Public Health reduces the burden of asthma through collaborative activities that are conceptualized, developed, implemented, and evaluated by community and county asthma stakeholders/leaders through a comprehensive and inclusive assessment of assets, needs, and priorities.

The Riverside County Childhood Asthma Program seeks to reduce asthma episodes, ER visits, and hospitalizations, and seeks to increase children's ability to self-manage their asthma.

The American Lung Association of Utah promotes asthma management and lung health through asthma education, outreach and partnerships with the Utah Department of Health and other leading community groups.

The American Lung Association of Utah works with their region to promote asthma programs and lung health. The ALAU is unique because it also has a strong partnership with the Utah Department of Health Asthma Program.

The U.S. EPA, Region 9 Indoor Environments Program focuses on reducing the prevalence of asthma triggers in homes and schools using EPA guidance and intervention methods through a network of state health and environmental agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and through grants and cooperatives agreements.