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Illinois
EPA Regional Offices
Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
www.epa.gov/region5
Contact: Sheila
Batka Batka.Sheila@epa.gov
(312) 886-6053 or
1-800-621-8431 or,
Lara Lasky Lasky.Lara@epa.gov
(312) 353-5614
EPA Asthma Program Contact List - National Organizations and EPA Regional Offices
(listed in date order)
| Event: | World Asthma Day at Sinai Children's Hospital |
| Date: | 5/6/2008 |
| Location: | Glasser Conference Rooms A, B and C California and 15th Street, Chicago, IL 60608 |
| Description: | On World Asthma Day, we will set up an information center in the lobby of the hospital. Three Community Health Educators (two English speaking and one Spanish speaking) and two additional members of our Pediatric Asthma Intervention group will man the table from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm. Our Health Educators will distribute brochures and answer questions about asthma symptoms and how to best control asthma. In addition to the Informational Table, we will also provide an educational lunchtime lecture by our staff Pediatric Pulmonologist, Dr. Deepak Jajoo, on the basics of asthma and its management. During the lecture, we will provide a table staffed with a Spanish interpreter to accommodate our Spanish-speaking participants. |
| Contact: | Sheena Freeman, Sinai Children's Hospital California and 15th Street, Chicago, IL 60608 Phone: 773-257-6002 Fax: 773-257-5680 Email: fres@sinai.org |
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| Event: | World Asthma Awareness Day |
| Date: | 5/6/2008 |
| Time: | 8 am – 5 pm |
| Location: | 1400 W. Park Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 |
| Description: | PCMC Asthma Education Center will have two nationally certified asthma educators available to discuss asthma and asthma control. In an informal setting, educators will discuss on an individual basis such things as proper use of equipment including various inhalers, spacers, peak flow meters, and nebulizers. Disease process, triggers, and medications will also be discussed. Free lung screening and educational materials will be available for the public. The public is asked to bring their asthma equipment with them for the educators to check their technique. |
| Contact: | Pauline Loomis and Sharon Francis, Provena Covenant Medical Center 1400 W. Park Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-337-2386 Fax: 217-337-2008 |
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| Event: | World Asthma Awareness Day |
| Date: | 5/6/2008 |
| Time: | 8 am - 5 pm |
| Location: | Auditorium C 1400 W. Park Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 |
| Description: | PCMC Asthma Education Center will have two nationally certified asthma educators available to discuss asthma and asthma control. In an informal setting, educators will discuss on an individual basis such things as proper use of equipment including various inhalers, spacers, peak flow meters, and nebulizers. Disease process, triggers, and medications will also be discussed. Free lung screenings and educational materials will be available for the public. The public is asked to bring their asthma equipment with them for the educators to check their techniques. |
| Contact: | Pauline Loomis and Sharon Francis, Provena Covenant Medical Center 1400 W. Park Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-337-2386 Fax: 217-337-2008 |
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| Event: | Will County Earth Day Event |
| Date: | 5/18/2008 |
| Time: | 10 am – 4 pm |
| Location: | Dellwood Park Rte 171 & Woods, Lockport, IL 60441 |
| Description: | Will County Free Earth Day Event Educational & Fun - Enviro Speakers including child safe chemicals, global warming, concentration on education for the health & safety of individuals & the environment through conservation, reuse, recycle. Exhibitors, live entertainment, children & adult activities. |
| Contact: | Ellen Rendulich, Citizens Against Ruining the Environment ~ C.A.R.E. PO Box 536, Lockport, IL 60441 Phone: 815-834-1611 Email: carelockport@usa.com |
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| Event: | Jackie Joyner-Kersee Rise Above Asthma Walk |
| Date: | 5/18/2008 |
| Time: | 7 am |
| Location: | Upper Muny Lot Forest Park, St. Louis, IL Website: www.jackiejoyner-kerseefoundation.org  |
| Description: | Olympic Great, World and Olympic Heptathlon Record Holder, Jackie Joyner-Kersee will lead a 1 mile and 5K walk in Forest Park to help bring awareness to asthma. Diagnosed while in college, Joyner-Kersee trained, competed, won medals, broke records and soared to great heights despite her on-going battle with asthma. Proceeds from the walk will benefit the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.Joyner-Kersee plans to kick-off the event at 8:15 am by sharing her personal struggles and success of competing against what she calls her “most challenging opponent.” Jackie says, “Our quality of life should not be diminished because we have asthma.” |
| Contact: | Valarie Foster, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation 101 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Circle East St. Louis, IL 62204 Phone: 630-771-1225 Email: heptvfoster@aol.com |
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| Event: | "Celebrating Life" Community Skating Party |
| Date: | 5/30/2008 |
| Time: | 6 - 10pm |
| Location: | Skate King 2200 E. Broadway, East St. Louis, IL 62207 |
| Description: | The event’s goal is to bring awareness about the critical need of organ donation and to inform our community about the importance of managing asthma. |
| Contact: | "Jazzy's Gift of Life" Foundation 1021 Express Dr, Belleville, IL 62223 Phone: 618-394-0287 Fax: 314-531-7462 Email: jazzysgiftoflife@yahoo.com |
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