May is Asthma
Awareness Month
Take Action During Asthma Awareness Month
Asthma
is a serious, life-threatening respiratory disease that affects over 20 million
Americans. Rates of asthma have risen sharply over the past thirty years,
particularly among children ages 5 to 14.
In
response to the growing asthma problem, the EPA created a national,
multifaceted asthma education and outreach program to share information about
environmental factors — found indoors and outdoors — that trigger asthma.
Although there is no cure, asthma can be controlled through medical treatment
and management of environmental asthma triggers.
Join
Asthma Allies and the US EPA in the national effort to raise awareness. Host
activities to educate people in your community about comprehensive asthma
management. Download EPA’s Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit featuring
new ideas for outreach and awareness activities, tips for working with the
media, success stories, and much more.
Download
the Asthma Awareness Month Event
Planning Kit
Once you have planned an asthma outreach
event in your community, let us know!
We’ll put your information on our website and help you spread the word
to help make your event successful!
Congratulations to the
2010 Asthma Allies All-Stars!
All-Star Health Care
Provider/Professional
-
Loren Glasser, MD
All-Star Community
Service
-
Trisch VanSciver, CFNP, DOM
-
Susan Unser
All-Star Asthma Allies
Volunteer
-
Cindy Schurman
All-Star Corporation
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Philips Respironics & Peter Kahane RRT
Lifetime Achievement
Award
-
Shirley Murphy, MD
Don’t see your Asthma All-Star here? 2011 applications will be available
beginning January 1st.
All-Star Awards are designed to recognize and honor New Mexican
individuals, organizations and respiratory departments who have made a positive
impact on the state of asthma in New Mexico.
Applications are reviewed by Asthma Allies volunteers and select Board
members. Want to be a part of this
committee? Contact Asthma Allies at
505-259-6277 or admin@asthmaallies.org.
