Pennsylvania

Region 3 - DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
www.epa.gov/region3

Contact: Janice Lewis Lewis.Janice@epa.gov
(215) 814-2185

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

(listed in date order)

Event:	5K Run for Clean Air
Date/Time:	04/18/2009 Time: 9:00am to Noon
Location:	Martin Luther King Dr., Left of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia, PA 19103 Website: www.cleanair.org/5krun
Description:	Clean Air Councils 5K Run for Clean Air supports our mission to protect everyone’s right to breathe clean air. Scheduled to coincide with Earth Day, this event raises awareness about the link between the environment and public health.
Contact:	Katie Edwards, Clean Air Council 135 S. 19th St. Suite 300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: (215) 567.4004 ext 102 Fax: (215) 567.5791 Email: kedwards@cleanair.org

Event:	Asthma Education (3 events)
Date:	05/01/2009 Time: Daily during May
Location:	11 West Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18018
Description:	Bethlehem Public Library - Highlighted display of asthma books focused on children at the Bethlehem Public Library; Offered Asthma education lecture at a public library for parents and children; Public Service Announcements on asthma education and available resources within the area.
Contact:	Mary Mittl, Bethlehem Partnership for a Healthy Community 801 Ostrum Street, Community Health Bethlehem, PA 18015 Phone: 610-954-4039 Email: mittlm@slhn.org

Event:	Asthma Awareness Month 2009 Kick-Off
Date/Time:	05/01/2009 Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location:	The Shops at Liberty Place -- Community Table 16th and Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19144
Description:	U.S. EPA-the Mid-Atlantic Region - would like to enhance asthma awareness, while highlighting the importance of trigger identification, trigger avoidance techniques, and asthma management.
Contact:	Janice Lewis, U.S. EPA-Mid-Atlantic Region 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19144 Email: lewis.janice@epa.gov

Event:	Wyoming Valley Mall World Asthma Day Awareness
Date/Time:	05/05/2009 Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location:	Wyoming Valley Mall 29 Wyoming Valley Mall Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Description:	Wyoming Valley Mall World Asthma Day educational materials and displays, Lung Function testing, games for children
Contact:	Tony Delonti, American Lung Association Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave Scranton, PA 18509 Phone: 570-346-1784 Email: adelonti@lunginfo.org

Event:	Pennsylvania Asthma Partnerships Education at the Capital
Date/Time:	05/05/2009 Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location:	Harrisburg Capital Building - Lower Rotunda Harrisburg, PA 17101 Web site: www.PAasthma.org/news
Description:	Free spirometry readings, asthma education materials and hand-delivered educational packets to all legislators in Pennsylvania.
Contact:	Sara Lewis, Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership Camp Hill, PA 17011 Phone: 717-541-5864 ext 28 Email: SLewis@LungInfo.org

Event:	Asthma Awareness Events
Date/Time:	05/06/2009 Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm and 05/11/2009 Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location:	Asthma and Allergic Disease Clinical Research Center 7th Floor Lobby 3601 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Description:	Asthma awareness and spirometry testing
Contact:	Cathy Vitari, Asthma and Allergic Disease Clinical Research Center 3459 Fifth Ave, 7th Floor Lobby Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-692-4373 Email: vitarica@upmc.edu

Event:	Asthma Fair & Healthy Lung Village
Date/Time:	05/09/2009 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location:	Heinz Field, Coca-Cola Great Hall 900 Art Rooney Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Website: www.healthylungs.org
Description:	The 10th Annual Asthma Fair & Healthy Lung Village brings together doctors, hospitals, nurses, respiratory therapists, vendors, entertainment, children’s activities, and the Pittsburgh Steelers for a day full of fun and education. Prizes, raffles, and free resources and supplies will be present to help further the fair’s efforts to increase community awareness about the importance of healthy lungs. Steelers players are on hand to sign autographs and there will be a cooking demonstration by the head chef of McCormick & Schmicks Seafood Restaurant.
Contact:	Stephanie Colasante, American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania 201 Smith Drive, Suite E Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Phone: (724) 772-1750 Fax: (724) 772-1180 Email: scolasante@healthylungs.org

Event:	Air, Heart and Lungs: Making the Connection
Date/Time:	05/11/2009 Time: 7:00 pm
Location:	The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park 829 Milton St. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 Website: www.gasp-pgh.org
Description:	A presentation at the Environmental Charter School brought to you by the Group Against Smog & Pollution. Please join us as we look at air pollution in our area and how it impacts respiratory and cardiovascular health. Dr. Fernando Holguin, a nationally renowned asthma researcher, now clinical director of the Pediatric Environmental Medicine Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, will be speaking about respiratory health. Dr. Donald Grandis, a cardiologist with Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Clairton will be speaking about cardiovascular health. This event is free and open to the public.
Contact:	Lee Szymkiewicz, Group Against Smog and Pollution 5604 Solway St. #204 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: (412) 325-7382 Fax: (412) 325-7390 Email: lee@gasp-pgh.org