It is imperative to bring the school nurse into the fold, along along with the patients care team when managing asthmatic children. When the school nurse is empowered with real time evidence and now capable of helping the distressed child, absenteeism, lost work days and hospital visits are reduced, producing healthier, happy children while reducing costs.

Question for Patricia: One of your slides indicated that existiing ashtrays in the apartment buildings were being turned into artwork. Does any local smokefree legislation exist that prohibits smoking tobacco products in pubic common areas of residenes such as the lobby, laundry room and hallways? When the NYC Smokefree Air Act went into effect smoking became prohibited in all common areas of apartment buildings (not the actual apartments) such as the lobby, hallways and laundry rooms, etc.

In my jurisdiction, many of the multi-unit properties are owned or managed by management companies. Everyone I speak with that works for a management company claims that they do not have the right to decide whether a property goes smoke-free. Has anyone had success working with management companies to turn their properties smoke-free? If so, what was your tactic?

Can you share how an asthma community group and a public health department can work together on market rate apartments as well as public housing?  I don't feel am making the connection because they are two different programs?

Have you or authorities you work with considered adopting pesticide-free policies for structural or lawn care? Have they considered encouraging minimized use of air fresheners, deodorizers, and toxic fragrance products in housing?

Through my networks I've been advised that HUD will be making a formal announcement in the next month or two that all Federally funded public housing authorities will mandate (changing HUD's strongly suggested policy) that all public housing in the USA will be smokefree.

Has anyone else heard this?

There were alot of resources mentioned on the slides.  I couldn't write fast enough. Is there a place I can obtain the slide show, to review various aspects?

Hi, what advice do you have to address the issues below?