Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Children and Asthma
Help EPA Attack Childhood Asthma
Environmental Asthma Triggers
On Average, one out of every ten school aged child has asthma.
Everyone in a community has a role in attacking childhood asthma. Here are some actions you can take:
- Learn
about asthma, environmental triggers and what you can do to control them. - Plan or participate in an Asthma Awareness Month event this May.
- Talk to a nurse, the school board, the principal, the PTA or other leaders in your school district about how they can help students by controlling asthma triggers.
- Partner with EPA to provide brochures on environmental asthma management in health clinics, pediatrician’s offices, and emergency rooms in your community.
For more information on partnering with EPA on asthma, contact the EPA Region 9 Indoor Environments Team:
Barbara Spark spark.barbara@epa.gov
(415) 947-4189
Shelly Rosenblum rosenblum.shelly@epa.gov
(415) 947-4193
Monique Nivolon nivolon.monique@epa.gov
(415) 947-4195
National Links
- Asthma — EPA's national asthma Web site, with basic information including frequent questions
- Indoor Air Quality Topics
Radon
Tour the IAQ House
Tools for Schools
Frequenly Asked Questions
These Web pages provide an overview of the prevalence of asthma in children, asthma research and intervention efforts, and additional asthma resources for each of the states in EPA's Pacific Southwest Region. There is considerable variation between states in the information available. Also, there are some important differences (such as racial diversity or percent living in poverty) between the populations of children in each state, which may play a role in asthma rates.
Tools for Schools: Great Start Award for Merced High School
Asthma Resources by State
Public Service Announcements
Indoor Air: Tools for Schools video
Fight Childhood Asthma
(MP3 audio files)
Household articles that might trigger attacks
Navajo/English2nd Hand Smoke
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