EPA and Asthma Management

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All, I found this while researching. Interesting I thought.

Laypersons can not apply. I hope that they have the toxins that we

breath as some of their environmental triggers. Darlene

Link: http://www.asthmaawards.info/index.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pleased to announce that

it is accepting applications until February 16, 2007, for the third

year of the National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma

Management. EPA initiated the award to recognize health plans and

health care providers for their leadership in addressing management of

environmental triggers as part of their comprehensive asthma

management programs. For many people with asthma, a poor environment

where they live, work, or go to school can trigger asthma attacks and

seriously affect their quality of life. EPA is committed to increasing

public awareness and action to manage environmental asthma triggers so

that people with asthma can improve their quality of life and reduce

the number and severity of asthma episodes, emergency room visits and

hospitalizations, and missed school and work days.

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) Guidelines for the

Diagnosis and Management of Asthma highlight the importance of

managing environmental factors that contribute to the severity of

asthma, and many health plans and providers include environmental

management in their asthma care programs. But much more needs to be

done. We invite you to join us in demonstrating that managing

environmental triggers as part of a comprehensive asthma management

program can improve the lives of the more than 20 million people in

America with asthma.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management is

open to all health plans and health care providers with comprehensive

asthma management programs that are consistent with the NIH

Guidelines. Companies providing disease management services are not

eligible to apply. Preference will be given to health plans and

providers that serve disproportionally-impacted or underserved

populations and/or that have strong community partnerships.