Asthma Webinars
Asthma webinars present the latest knowledge and information from leading experts and asthma management program champions from across the country. Offered at no-cost, webinars are an opportunity to discover state of the art tools and resources, learn effective strategies in asthma program design and delivery, engage the experts through question and answer sessions, and contribute to the discussion through interactive polling features.
Whether you recently attended a webinar or need more information, access the archived presentation materials and audio/visual recordings below to learn more about home environmental interventions, best practices for asthma management, program evaluation basics, housing code enforcement, and more.
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Meet the 2024 winner of the National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management, the Maine Asthma Prevention and Control (MAPC) Program! Learn about this program’s award-winning strategies, strong community partnerships, and use of asthma surveillance to drive improvement and sustainability!
Hear Eric Frohmberg, Senior Health Program Manager of MAPC, share how the program fostered a culture of cross-program collaboration to develop and expand asthma control services in the state of Maine, established the Maine In-Home Asthma Education Program (HAEP), and promote a culture of evaluation to improve program efficacy and demonstrate improved asthma outcomes.
Look for the video here within the coming weeks!
This is the second webinar in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Environments Division’s new webinar series: Solving for the Indoor Environmental Determinants of Health (IEDOH) in Asthma.
In this webinar, "Weatherization’s Effects on Pediatric Asthma: Evidence From a Natural Experiment," learn from experts 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.
This is the first webinar in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Environments Division’s new webinar series: Solving for the Indoor Environmental Determinants of Health (IEDOH) in Asthma.
In the first webinar, "Using Data to Prioritize In-Home IEDOH Interventions," learn from experts about—
- Asthma and environmental data collection and analysis from three different perspectives.
- Potential opportunities to use data to prioritize in-home environmental interventions and improve indoor environments for people with asthma.
Speaker Contact Info:
Carolyn Ferguson - carolyn@rhicenter.org
Kara Smith - kara@rhicenter.org
Adam Haber - ahaber@hsph.harvard.edu
Elizabeth A. Samuels - lizsamuels@ucla.edu
Ellen Hutti - ehutti@stlouiscountymo.gov
During Asthma Awareness Month each May, EPA recognizes leading asthma management programs for their in-home interventions through the National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. The 2023 winner is the Wisconsin Department of Health Services' Asthma Program!
Learn how the Wisconsin Asthma Program's successful strategies can apply to your own program.
Hear Michael Kent, Hazardous Materials Ombudsman for Contra Costa Health Services, discuss his reflections on building a county-level model for reimagining asthma care, climate resilience and equity in Contra Costa County, California, where cross-sector health care and weatherization partners address the indoor environmental determinants of health (IEDOH) to improve community asthma outcomes.
This session will highlight one model for connecting solutions in clinical asthma care and health care payments with housing, energy services and public health home visiting to address IEDOH in low-quality housing where children and adults are disproportionately exposed to air pollution and environmental triggers that exacerbate asthma. We will spotlight population health innovations that proactively identify and seek to reduce household exposures, particularly where asthma health burden is disproportionate.
Learn about Contra Costa’s strategies and how they can inform your program!
This is the second webinar in EPA’s three-part series on solutions for addressing indoor environmental determinants of health.
Experts from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Health Department discussed—
- Data and analysis solutions that communities can use to identify where indoor environmental factors may be contributing disproportionately to asthma health burden.
- Population health solutions designed to proactively identify at-risk children, connect them to clinical services, and reduce their household exposures to asthma triggers and air pollution indoors.
Learn from state experts about innovative approaches for financing environmental asthma home visits within Medicaid.
Participants will learn about—
- Technical solutions that state health care policymakers and community partners are pioneering to improve asthma outcomes, reduce health disparities and cultivate health equity.
- Innovations to address indoor environmental determinants of health (IEDOH) through clinic and community integration, such as asthma home visits with environmental interventions for children who need them for asthma control.
- Ways to collaborate between health care, public health, housing, community development, energy and others to put the latest IEDOH policies and science to work to improve asthma.
Winners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management will share information about—
- The evolution of their asthma programs and how they’ve adapted during the current COVID-19 crisis.
- Successful strategies for effective in-home interventions to reduce in-home environmental triggers.
- Effective approaches to address asthma in communities with health disparities and inequities.
- Building a sustainable program through reimbursement and other funding options.
Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and experts from around the country for a live panel discussion about strategies for and lessons learned about delivering in-home asthma care and environmental interventions during the pandemic, including virtual home visits. Receive live feedback from the panel by participating in the question-and-answer session during the webinar.