May is Asthma Awareness Month
Participate in Asthma Awareness Month!
Each May, thousands of organizations across the U.S. join together for Asthma Awareness Month (AAM) in an effort to increase public awareness and improve the lives of children and families with asthma. Be part of this national effort to get asthma under control in communities nationwide!
Use the tools and resources identified below to plan and promote your program’s AAM activities and events.
Browse AAM Events
Check out the Events Calendar and use the widget on the right hand side of the page to search for AAM events in your community!
Join the national effort in promoting Asthma Awareness. Put this widget on your Web page. Click here for the code!
Identify Partners in Your Community
Search the Community Program Profiles on AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org to find programs in your area to partner with and host events. Promote your events by posting them on the Events Calendar!
Find and Share Resources
Search the Resource Bank to inform your program’s work. The Resource Bank has everything from checklists and asthma action plans to education and outreach materials and community health worker tools.
To search for what you need, use the advanced search feature:
- Visit the Resource Bank.
- Click on the “show advanced search” button.
- Check the boxes under “Resource Category,” “Resource Type,” “Language,” “Literacy Level,” and “Target Audience” based on your resource needs.
- Click the “search” button at the bottom of the page.
- To start a new search, click the “start new search button.”
To share your program’s resources:
- Visit the Resource Bank.
- In the green box on the page, click the "add your resource" button.
- Complete the fields and upload your resource.
- Make sure to click the "save" button at the bottom of the page to add your resource.
- To add another resource, simply repeat steps 1-4 above.
Check out these Top Five Resources:
- Guide to Asthma Policy for Housing and Schools
American Lung Association - School Flag Program
EPA Asthma Team - Asthma Clinical Guidelines Flip Chart
AH! Asthma Health - Asthma Triggers Coloring Book
EPA Region 4 - Environmental Improvements for Children’s Asthma: The Impact on Symptom Burden and Return on Investment of a Home-Based Environmental Assessment and Modification Project
American Lung Association of Minnesota
Plan AAM Events
Download EPA’s Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit, which features new ideas for outreach and awareness activities, tips for working with the media, success stories and much more.
Add AAM Events
Publicize your community’s AAM Event on the AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org Events Calendar. Make sure to designate it as an "Asthma Awareness Month" event so others can easily recognize that your event is part of this national effort.
Have Multiple Events?
Add each event separately to maximize your marketing impact. You’ll also be able to track how many people RSVP for each event.
Read and Share AAM Stories
After your event takes place, let other AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org members know how it went by writing a blog post. This is a quick, easy way to share your successes with the community. You can even upload pictures from your events! Your stories can also help others in planning their own successful events.
Is your Asthma program not currently featured on the Network? Create your profile now!
Find a Program
734 Programs Match Your Request. Showing Programs 61 - 80:
61
134 Thurbers Ave, Providence, RI 02905
Non-profit
The PCI program has a home based education component as well as a policy component. The goal is to provide education to help children and families with asthma maintain their treatment as well as to address systematic issues that contribute to the burden of asthma in the community.
62
17567 Hubbell, Detroit, MI 48235
Other
The Wayne Children’s Healthcare Access Program (WCHAP) is an independent, physician led, public-private community health collaborative. The Children’s Healthcare Access Program, CHAP is a proven medical home improvement model that helps transform pediatric primary care practices (PCPs) to become more accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective.
63
140 West 140th St. Level C, New York, NY 10030
Community, Non-profit
A.I.R.Harlem, which stands for Asthma Intervention and Relief, was created to help asthmatic kids stay healthy, in school, and out of the hospital.
64
140 West 140th St. Level C, New York, NY 10030
Community, Non-profit
A.I.R.Harlem, which stands for Asthma Intervention and Relief, was created to help asthmatic kids stay healthy, in school, and out of the hospital.
65
SLU 10847 , Hammond, LA 70402
Community, Government, School, University
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Improvement Program in Tangipahoa Parish Schools to Prevent Asthma
66
1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125
Community, University
The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL), Phase II Project is a multi-component pediatric asthma management program that focuses on improving asthma among children receiving care at three federal qualified health center (FQHC) in New Orleans.
67
160 Huyshope Ave, Hartford, CT 06107
School
School nurse
68
PO Box 301011, Houston, TX 77230-1011
Health Plan
Comprehensive, health plan based, asthma quality improvement program to improve asthma outcomes for our members and the community we serve.
69
73 Seaford Road CUMSTOUN DG6 2YY, CUMSTOUN, DG6 2YY
Health Plan, School, University
Aiming for a better community.
70
10 Gove Street, East Boston, 02128
Community, Healthcare Provider, Non-profit
Community Health Center
71
5901 SW Macadam Ave., Portland, OR 97239
Healthcare Provider, Non-profit
Private practice pediatricians in NW Oregon and SW Washington unite through the Children's Health Foundation to measure actionable asthma care goals via a pediatric asthma registry and utilize rapid-cycle quality improvement to implement provider-led solutions resulting in high quality asthma care management that enhances pediatric asthma care delivery and improves the health of children with asthma.
72
8600 NW 17 ST Suite 200, Miami, FL 33126
Non-profit
The program works on the Healthy Homes initiative to raise awareness of environmental health risks in homes such as lead-based paint, mold, carbon monoxide, pesticides, and hazardous household products through one-on-one family education, realtor and landlord education. To reduce or eliminate environmental hazards in the home, the program refers families to local health and housing programs to fix their hazards.
73
2337 South Figueroa Street , Los Angeles , 90007
Coalition, Community, Non-profit
The South Los Angeles Healthy Homes Program provides life-changing benefits for families by reducing residential and environmental hazards to improve family health through our culturally responsive community health outreach methods.
74
836 W Wellington, Chicago, IL 60657
Community
Asthma Education for in patients as well as the community
75
2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554
Healthcare Provider
Safety-net hospital focusing largely on indigent care and also providing some private care.
76
1109 State Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Government
The program exists to provide asthma education in our communities via education classes, one-on-one education for newly diagnosed patients or asthma friendly home assessments.
77
2000 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Other
Safe Med provides medication reconciliation and education to patients and providers.
78
12142 Pearl Bay Ridge, Indianapolis, IN 46236
Healthcare Provider
Independent Pharmacist consulting services
79
400 Hospital Road, New Roads, LA 70760
Other
142 Bed long term care facility located in New Roads, LA
80
5004 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Non-profit, Other
Would like to expand services to include asthma management.