Massachusetts

Region 1 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
www.epa.gov/region1

Contact: Eugene Benoit Benoit.Eugene@epa.gov
(617) 918-1639 or
1-888-372-7341

Visit the on-line Events Submittal Form http://asthmaevents.cadmusweb.com to share your events and activities for this year's Asthma Awareness Month.

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Event:	Mission Hill Asthma Roundtable
Date/Time:	05/05/2009 Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Location:	Mission Main Community Room 43 Smith Street, Roxbury, MA 02120 Website: www.MHHM.org
Description:	Meet medical professionals and learn strategies to help alleviate asthma in the home and in the community. Obtain information and materials. A full dinner will be served.
Contact:	Gloria Murray Mission Main Concerned Residents Committee and the Mission Hill Health Movement, Inc. 31B Smith Street, Roxbury, MA 02120 Phone: (617) 785-4646 Email: gloriaamadin31@hotmail.com

Event:	World Asthma Day Community Health Fair
Date/Time:	05/13/2009 Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Location:	Children’s Hospital Boston, Main Lobby 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Description:	Different Community Health Agencies, along with the Primary Care Clinics of Children’s Hospital Boston will provide patients and their families with information about asthma, as well as fun activities.
Contact:	Beth Klements, PNP (617) 355-1928 Children’s Hospital Boston Email: elizabeth.klements@childrens.harvard.edu

Event:	Learn and Teach the Asthma Basics
Date/Time:	05/30/2009 Time: 8am-1pm
Location:	Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center 1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Description:	An annual continuing education course geared toward community outreach workers, patient care assistants, childcare providers, nurses, and other allied health professionals. The course will train them in the asthma basics including, asthma and related lung disease, asthma medications and equipment, making the home safe for asthma, and doctor patient communication.
Contact:	Jacqueline Rodriguz-Louis, Brigham and Women’s Hospital- Partners Asthma Center 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 Phone: (617) 732-7464 Fax: (617) 732-7421 Email: jrodriguezlouis1@partners.org