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 about the nation’s asthma epidemic and to take action to get asthma under control in communities nationwide. Asthma affects almost 25 million people of all ages and races in the U.S.; however, public awareness of common asthma triggers and effective asthma management strategies remains limited. Scroll down to learn how you can promote your program's Asthma Awareness Month activities on AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org.
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.
View Popular Videos, Podcasts and Webinars
Check out the Multimedia page to view videos and podcasts, and the Webinars page to watch popular webinars on a variety of asthma management topics.
Resource Bank
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Here in one location, you can find resources including clinical guidelines, patient education and self-management materials, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking cessation and tobacco materials.
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan, Audio CD, Asthma Friendly Policies, Booklet, Brochure, CD-ROM/Computer Program, Education/Outreach Materials, Fact Sheet, Environmental Assessment/Checklist, Presentation Slides, Reference Guide, Home/Housing, Training Materials, Implementation Guide, Training/Educational Kit, Program Management/Evaluation, Website, Quality Improvement, School
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An incredible exhibit that highlights the 'faces of Asthma' from the past and present. An interactive documentary about Asthma by the National Library of Medicine.
Education/Outreach Materials, Presentation Slides, Video (VHS or DVD), Website
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Humorous videos to identify possible asthma triggers and help raise the profile of asthma across California and the country.
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, English, Education/Outreach Materials, Home/Housing, Website
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Listen to IAQ assessment experts Richard Prill and David Blake discuss how IAQ management teams at schools can effectively respond to issues and communicate IAQ assessment findings. Learn about tips and techniques for using common instruments, collecting data, and interpreting and reporting results in your school community.
English, Website, Other, School, Other
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New asthma videos are available on the American Lung Association's YouTube channel.
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, Community Setting, Education/Outreach Materials, Health Care Setting, Home/Housing, Other, School
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A stand-alone learning module that teaches the basics of asthma management, including how to handle asthma episodes and breathing emergencies.
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, Community Setting, Day Care, Education/Outreach Materials, Health Care Setting, Other, School
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This online toolkit was designed to outline strategies and provide supporting resources to help community advocates as they address asthma policy in housing and school environments.
Asthma Friendly Policies, Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, Home/Housing, Website, School
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Supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; the Eunice Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; the Merck Childhood Asthma Network; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and the US Environmental Protection Agency
English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Program Management/Evaluation, Website, Quality Improvement, Other
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Smokefree Policies in Multi-Unit Housing: Steps for Success is a free online curriculum designed to give property managers, residents and public health advocates the knowledge and skills they need to enact smokefree air policies in multi-unit housing properties such as apartments and condomiums across the nation.
Asthma Friendly Policies, Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, CD-ROM/Computer Program, Community Setting, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Fact Sheet, Home/Housing, Program Management/Evaluation, Protocol, Website, Quality Improvement
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The report establishes recommendations for bleach-free sanitizers and disinfectants that are safer for asthma; and recommendations regarding safer practices for using bleach. The goal of these recommendations and suggestions--which include specific training needs for management, staff and parents--is to encourage the sustainability of best practices while protecting the health of child care workers and the children served.
Asthma Friendly Policies, English, Day Care, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Protocol, Website, School