Get the facts on asthma at the Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition (InJAC) 2024 Annual Summit!  InJAC will tackle myths and misconceptions around environmental triggers related to asthma and housing, the danger of second- and third-hand smoke, and exercising with asthma. Understanding the truth about this condition is critical for proper management. Tune in to hear from the experts.

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This 90-minute hybrid webinar, brought to you by the Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition, will feature speakers from a variety of organizations in the Indianapolis area speaking about how residents can access opportunities to engage in activities to support their respiratory and overall health. To learn about how improving our environment improves our health outcomes for chronic diseases like asthma. A Q&A session will follow the speakers and digital resources featuring speaker and InJAC coalition information will be provided.

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Spring is on its way and that means sunnier days and allergies! Learn about ways that seasonal allergies may trigger asthma symptoms and how you can manage it.

Speaker:

• Alice Hoyt, MD FAAAAI
  Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy

Dr. Hoyt is the Chief Allergist at the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy in New Orleans, LA. She has been practicing academic, evidence-based medicine for over a decade. Dr. Hoyt is board certified in internal medicine, pediatrics and allergy & immunology. During her fellowship at the University of Virginia, Dr. Hoyt launched a now national allergy-focused non-profit organization, The Teal Schoolhouse supporting the Code Ana Program which teaches medical and non-medical school personnel and child care providers about medical emergencies.

At Vanderbilt University, Dr. Hoyt continued her food allergy-focused efforts before transitioning to Cleveland Clinic where she helped launch its Food Allergy Center of Excellence. Dr. Hoyt decided to bring her food allergy knowledge to families in her home state and launched the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy. In addition to leading the institute, Dr. Hoyt hosts the top-ranked food allergy podcast Food Allergy and Your Kiddo and chairs Code Ana.

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Expert speakers: Neal Wilson, Ph.D., Associate Director, Center for Economic Information, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; Anne Kelsey Lamb, M.P.H., Director, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention, Oakland, California; Kevin Kennedy, M.P.H., CIEC, Owner and Instructor, Healthy Indoors Training & Consulting LLC, Lawrence, Kansas.

Attend the webinar to hear about—

• Maximizing impact with limited funds by partnering with such programs as weatherization, whose primary interventions (i.e., air sealing and insulating homes) are not common in asthma home visiting but may be widely beneficial for asthma.
• Evidence from an important natural experiment in Kansas City, Missouri, on the effects of weatherization and improved thermal comfort in homes on pediatric asthma outcomes.

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