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Goal is to reduce asthma exacerbations, ER visits and missed school and work days. This can be accomplished by educating the families through home visits and asthma clinic visits. We had an incentive program which motivates people to learn all more about asthma as it affects their family, as well as their community. We haven't had too many activities except for the clinic and the one-on-one home visits. We had three asthma patients, ages 9-11, attend Camp Foster asthma camp in Iowa in June of 2006. All three went on a scholarship and immensely enjoyed their experience. They were presented with a certificate of appreciation commending them for their attendance.

I also volunteered at the American Indian Relief Council so to get these patients some incentives as AIRC quit giving us incentives.

In response to the growing asthma problem, EPA created a national, multifaceted asthma education and outreach program to share information about environmental factors -- found indoors and outdoors -- that trigger asthma. Although there is no cure, asthma can be controlled through medical treatment and management of environmental asthma triggers. EPA's goal is to reduce exposure to indoor asthma triggers and improve the quality of life for 6.5 million people by 2012.

EPA's Asthma Program raises awareness about asthma and environmental factors that trigger asthma attacks; helps people with asthma and their families manage environmental triggers in their homes; works to reduce children's exposure to indoor asthma triggers at schools and day care centers; and promotes environmental management as a component of medical and health care asthma management practices