Based on previous pediatric asthma initiatives in Westside Chicago, Melissa Gutierrez and Helen Margellos-Anast of the Sinai Urban Health Institute determined that basic asthma interventions were associated with improved health outcomes. Building on this knowledge, they developed a rigorous environmental component to their interventions and created their EPA award-winning program, Healthy Home, Healthy Child, Inc., (HHHC).

Learn how the Maine Smoke-Free Housing Coalition led the way for Maine to become the first in the country with smoke-free public housing policies statewide. Listen to Coalition founder Tina Pettingill and Coalition Director Sarah Mayberry’s remarkable story of how they engaged tenants and property owners, and find out how you can replicate their success in your state and community.

Rebecca Morley, Executive Director of the National Center for Healthy Housing speaks about the healthy homes movement and how it relates to asthma management.

Brian Kasher and Beth Burton of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District discuss how they incorporate evaluation into their IAQ Program, and how it has lead to their programmatic success.

Gillian Mittelstaedt from the Tulalip Indoor Air Program and Jerry Hause from the Cowlitz Weatherization Assistance Program in Washington state discuss their experiences controlling asthma in the Northwest and in tribal communities who are disproportionately affected by asthma.