LEGISLATION AND POLICY
On this page you will find links to many federal and
state government agencies as well as non-profit organizations,
commissions, and networks involved in policy issues such as pending
legislation and children’s rights at school.
National
- Allergy and Asthma
Network, Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) [external
link]
AANMA, a national nonprofit network of families, offers information
about living with allergies and asthma, including information on policy
issues such as pending legislation and children’s rights at school.
- AANMA Policy Issues Page
[external link]
Issues that affect the family with asthma: AANMA position statements,
important legislation and issues, legislative alerts and updates ...more
- Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Law Program
CDC's Public Health Law Program, whose mission is to improve the health
of the public through the law, offers a number of resources on public
health issues, including asthma.
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- Action Against Asthma: A
Strategic Plan for the Department of Health and Human Services (May
2000) [external link]
This strategy is designed to help achieve the national Healthy People
2010 goals for asthma. The strategy envisions close coordination
between DHHS initiatives and activities led by professional societies,
universities, non-governmental and community-based organizations,
providers of medical care, businesses, and other federal, state,
local, and tribal government agencies in pursuit of progress in these
areas over the next five years ...more
- Coordination of Federal Asthma Activities
[PDF, 146 Kb]
This report by the Federal Liaison Group on Asthma identifies federal
programs that carry out asthma-related activities and contains
recommendations on ways to strengthen and improve coordination of
those activities.
- Pew Environmental Health Commission
The Commission developed recommendations designed to bolster the
nation’s ability to track and prevent health problems linked to
conditions in the environment.
-
Thomas, Legislative Information on the Internet
[external link]
Information on the U.S. Congress and searchable database of federal
legislation.
- U.S. Legislative Branch [external link]
Links to information about the legislative branch, the legislative
process, and a searchable database of legislative branch Web sites
...more
State and Local
-
Library of Congress: State and Local Governments
[external link]
This site provides a meta-index of state and local government
information and direct links to state government Web sites ...more
- National Association of State Boards of Education
The National Association of State Boards of Education exists to
serve and strengthen State Boards of Education in their pursuit of
high levels of academic achievement for all students.
-
Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide
[external link]
Part III includes Policies on Asthma, School Health Services, and
Healthy Environments. This chapter, published by the National
Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), provides
suggestions for education decision makers about policies and
programs related to asthma and other chronic health conditions. It
provides sample policies that states, school districts, and public
and private schools can adapt or revise to fit their local needs
and governance frameworks ...more
-
Issue Brief on Asthma [PDF, 1 Mb]
[external link]
This document, written by NASBE, is a compilation of
asthma-related written education policies in all 50 states. The
information is organized by type of policy and lists which states
have that particular asthma-related policy.
-
State-Level School Policies [external link]
This NASBE website allows you to search by state or by topic to
find information about state-level school health policies,
including asthma policies ...more
- National Conference
of State Legislatures (NCSL) [external
link]
NCSL is a bipartisan national forum for state lawmakers to
communicate with one another and to share ideas on various topics,
including asthma.
-
Asthma Web Resources [external link]
This site includes links to policy briefs on asthma, analyses of
state legislation, and a searchable database of state
legislation and statutes ...more
-
Asthma, A Growing Epidemic (Environmental Health Series,
2000) [external link]
In January 1999, the President's Task Force on Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children released a report
outlining effective strategies for fighting childhood asthma.
The report acknowledges that asthma is a growing epidemic and
that there is "no national system to collect data from states
specifically on asthma." ...more
- State Law
[external link]
This site provides information on state governments and
legislation from Washburn University School of Law ...more
Other Environmental Hazards & Health Effects Topics
- Environmental
Public Health Indicators Project
List of core indicators, links to individual indicators, data sources ...more
- Environmental
Public Health Tracking Program
About the program, communication library, conferences and meetings, data
resources, partnerships ...more
- Health Studies
Cancer clusters, CAFOs, harmful algal blooms, water, pesticides, chemicals,
disaster epi ...more
- Radiation
Studies
General radiation facts, public health research, radon research ...more
