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Asthma Awareness Month

Participate in Asthma Awareness Month!

Each May, thousands of organizations across the U.S. join together for Asthma Awareness Month (AAM) in an effort to increase public awareness about the nation’s asthma epidemic and to take action to get asthma under control in communities nationwide. Asthma affects almost 25 million people of all ages and races in the U.S.; however, public awareness of common asthma triggers and effective asthma management strategies remains limited. Scroll down to learn how you can promote your program's Asthma Awareness Month activities on AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org.

Browse AAM Events

Check out the Events Calendar and use the widget on the right hand side of the page to search for AAM events in your community!

Join the national effort in promoting Asthma Awareness. Put this widget on your Web page. Click here for the code!

Identify Partners in Your Community

Search the Community Program Profiles on AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org to find programs in your area to partner with and host events. Promote your events by posting them on the Events Calendar!

Find and Share Resources

Search the Resource Bank to inform your program’s work. The Resource Bank has everything from checklists and asthma action plans to education and outreach materials and community health worker tools.

To search for what you need, use the advanced search feature:

  1. Visit the Resource Bank.
  2. Click on the “show advanced search” button.
  3. Check the boxes under “Resource Category,” “Resource Type,” “Language,” “Literacy Level,” and “Target Audience” based on your resource needs.
  4. Click the “search” button at the bottom of the page.
  5. To start a new search, click the “start new search button.”

To share your program’s resources:

  1. Visit the Resource Bank.
  2. In the green box on the page, click the "add your resource" button.
  3. Complete the fields and upload your resource.
  4. Make sure to click the "save" button at the bottom of the page to add your resource.
  5. To add another resource, simply repeat steps 1-4 above.

Check out these Top Five Resources:

  1. Guide to Asthma Policy for Housing and Schools
    American Lung Association
  2. School Flag Program
    EPA Asthma Team
  3. Asthma Clinical Guidelines Flip Chart
    AH! Asthma Health
  4. Asthma Triggers Coloring Book
    EPA Region 4
  5. Environmental Improvements for Children’s Asthma: The Impact on Symptom Burden and Return on Investment of a Home-Based Environmental Assessment and Modification Project
    American Lung Association of Minnesota

Plan AAM Events

Download EPA’s Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit, which features new ideas for outreach and awareness activities, tips for working with the media, success stories and much more.

Add AAM Events

Publicize your community’s AAM Event on the AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org Events Calendar. Make sure to designate it as an "Asthma Awareness Month" event so others can easily recognize that your event is part of this national effort.

Have Multiple Events?
Add each event separately to maximize your marketing impact. You’ll also be able to track how many people RSVP for each event.

Read and Share AAM Stories

After your event takes place, let other AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org members know how it went by writing a blog post. This is a quick, easy way to share your successes with the community. You can even upload pictures from your events! Your stories can also help others in planning their own successful events.

View Popular Videos, Podcasts and Webinars

Check out the Multimedia page to view videos and podcasts, and the Webinars page to watch popular webinars on a variety of asthma management topics.

 

Polls

Want to get feedback from your Asthma Community Network colleagues? Create your own poll and it will be featured on the Network home page.

Have the school nurses in your community received training in asthma management?

Yes.
50% (10 votes)
No, not at this time.
15% (3 votes)
No, but we would like to offer this training.
15% (3 votes)
Not sure.
20% (4 votes)
Total votes: 20

Does your asthma program offer healthy home visits?

Yes
69% (31 votes)
No, but we would like to
20% (9 votes)
No, not at this time
11% (5 votes)
Not sure
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 45

Does your program address asthma management in schools?

Yes
61% (38 votes)
Not yet
15% (9 votes)
No
21% (13 votes)
Not applicable
3% (2 votes)
Total votes: 62

Where is the biggest gap in asthma funding from health insurance plans?

Education provided in the clinic
37% (19 votes)
Access to a specialist
6% (3 votes)
Home assessment and trigger reduction remediation
51% (26 votes)
Telephonic case management
2% (1 vote)
Durable medical equipment
4% (2 votes)
Total votes: 51

What resources are used in your schools to help children with asthma?

ALA’s Open Airways
24% (5 votes)
AARC’s Peak Performance USA
0% (0 votes)
EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools
5% (1 vote)
More than one of the above
24% (5 votes)
Other
10% (2 votes)
Not sure
19% (4 votes)
None of the above
19% (4 votes)
Total votes: 21

How does your school identify which students with asthma need extra school-based services such as case management?

Severity or control assessment from their asthma clinician
14% (3 votes)
Health room visits for asthma symptoms like wheezing
5% (1 vote)
Absenteeism
5% (1 vote)
Control assessment by the school nurse based on observation and history
18% (4 votes)
Standardized control assessment questions by survey or interview (e.g. Asthma Control Test)
5% (1 vote)
More than one of the above
55% (12 votes)
Total votes: 22

Is there enough useful information on the various stages of asthma available on the web?

Yes
20% (1 vote)
No
0% (0 votes)
Somewhat
80% (4 votes)
Total votes: 5

How many visits to the home of a child with poorly controlled asthma should a community health worker make in one year?

1 visit
2% (1 vote)
2 visits
11% (6 votes)
3 visits
30% (16 votes)
4 - 5 visits
24% (13 votes)
6+ visits
33% (18 votes)
Total votes: 54
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