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BPI LAUNCHES THE HEALTHY HOME EVALUATOR CERTIFICATION NATIONALLY

BPI's HEALTHY HOME EVALUATOR CERTIFICATION TO HELP FAMILIES NATIONWIDE 

Last month, the Building Performance Institute (BPI) launched the Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) certification nationally. This certification will help the nation's home performance, weatherization, and healthy housing workforce conduct assessments in homes to determine conditions that may adversely affect occupant health and safety.

 

CHW scope of practice limitations with asthma education

I recently had a question from a fellow asthma educator in NY concerning the scope of practice limitations for CHWs in regard to instruction on asthma medication device usage in her state.   She stated that instruction on medication device usage is limited to licensed professionals in NY.  This would include instruction on how to use a spacer with an MDI.  In New York, this can only be done by a licensed RN, RT, PA, NP, MD, pharmacist, etc.

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