Federal Partners and Contacts

EPA works with federal agencies, national nonprofit organizations and EPA regional offices to encourage integration of outreach and education on environmental asthma triggers.

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Federal Agencies

EPA works closely with these federal partners to advance asthma control and care in communities across the country.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch
This branch leads CDC's fight against environmental-related respiratory illnesses, including asthma, studies indoor and outdoor air pollution and supports the National Asthma Control Program.
Division of Adolescent and School Health
This division of CDC oversees surveillance methods and provides funding support to states, tribes and NGOs to address asthma and other health concerns.

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- National Asthma Control Initiative
  The initiative is a multi-component, mobilizing and action-oriented effort to engage diverse stakeholders who are concerned about or involved in improving asthma control. Its ultimate aim is to bring the asthma care that patients receive in line with evidence-based recommendations.
- National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
  This program's ultimate goal is to enhance the quality of life for patients with asthma and decrease asthma-related morbidity and mortality.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIEHS plays a pivotal role in funding research on children's health. The Institute partners with EPA to support thirteen research centers devoted exclusively to children's environmental health and disease prevention. These centers focus on the important role that the environment has on a host of childhood illnesses, including asthma.
- Centers for Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research
  These centers, located across the country, examine the effect of environmental exposures on children's health.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
This office gathers a broad community of experts to develop comprehensive, integrated approaches to health and housing.

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Non-Profit Organizations

EPA works closely with these organizations, which play an important role in asthma control.

Allergy and Asthma NetworksMothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) 1-800-878-4403 Website: www.aanma.org	American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF) (972) 243-2272 Website: www.arcfoundation.org
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) (414) 272-6071 Website: www.aaaai.org	America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) (202) 778-3200 Website: www.ahip.org
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (847) 434-4000 Website: www.aap.org	Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (703) 442-5318 Website: www.clinicians.org
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) (972) 243-2272 Website: www.aarc.org	Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) 1-800-7-ASTHMA (1-800-727-8462) Website: www.aafa.org
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) (847) 427-1200 Website: www.acaai.org	Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) (617) 534-5395 Website: www.bphc.org
American College of CHEST Physicians (CHEST) (847) 498-1400, 1-800-343-2227 Website: www.chestnet.org	Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) (202) 326-5200 Website: www.mcanonline.org/
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) (202) 466-2044 Website: www.acpm.org/	National Association of School Nurses (NASN) 1-866-627-6767 Website: www.nasn.org
American Lung Association (ALA) 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) Website: www.lungusa.org	National Education Association Health Information Network (202) 822-7570 Website: www.neahin.org
American Medical Association (AMA) 1-800-621-8335 Website: www.ama-assn.org	National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) (202) 833-2933 Website: www.neefusa.org/

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EPA Regional Office Contacts

Region 1 (New England): CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 1-888-372-7341 "Questions About Your Community: Asthma" Region 1's Urban Environmental Program in New England	Region 6 (South Central): AR, LA, NM, OK, TX 1-800-887-6063
Region 2: NJ, NY, PR, VI (212) 637-4006	Region 7 (Midwest): IA, KS, MO, NE 1-800-223-0425
Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic): DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV (215) 814-2185 Mid-Atlantic Regional Asthma Initiative (MARAI)	Region 8 (Mountains and Plains): CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY 1-800-227-8917
Region 4 (Southeast): AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN 1-800-241-1754	Region 9 (Pacific Southwest): AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV (415) 947-4189
Region 5 (Great Lakes): IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI 1-800-621-8431	Region 10 (Pacific Northwest): AK, ID, OR, WA 1-800-424-4372 x1189 or (206) 553-1189

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