Asthma and Indoor Environments

World Asthma Day is May 6, 2003

Established in 1999 by the Global Initiative for Asthma, World Asthma Day is a joint project of the World Health Organization and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Organizations throughout the world are working together to develop special activities to increase public awareness of the asthma epidemic.  An Event Planning Kit, Event Listing for events in your area, and a material order form will be available soon.

EPA and American Lung Association Announce Asthma Research Strategy [En Español]

[Posted October 31. 2002]  In honor of national Children’s Health Month, EPA and the American Lung Association have announced a new research strategy. This initiative advances our understanding of asthma, the most common chronic childhood illness. Approximately 3.8 million children had an asthma attack in the past year, and the number of children with asthma is rising. "Reducing the number of children who suffer from asthma is one of our top children’s health priorities," said EPA Administrator Christie Whitman.  A link to EPA's Office of Research and Development's National Center for Environmental Assessment's Asthma Research Strategy is available here.  Read More...