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EPA's Asthma Program
Find out what you can do to eliminate asthma triggers in your home (go to www.noattacks.org
[En Español]
Learn about asthma studies and how you can help patients manage environmental asthma triggers.
Learn how to partner with us and receive materials at no-cost.
View public service announcements (PSAs, video news releases (VNRs) and other media materials about asthma and learn more about our National Public Awareness and Media Campaign.
Asthma is a serious, life-threatening respiratory disease that affects over 20 million Americans. Rates of asthma have risen sharply over the past thirty years, particularly among children ages 5 to 14 (read more Facts about Asthma)
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.
- Promotes environmental management as a component of medical and health care asthma management practices.
EPA pursues these objectives in a variety of ways.
Community Outreach and Education
EPA partners with national organizations and Federal agencies to implement community-based outreach and education. To learn more about our outreach initiatives, partners and innovative programs underway, including School and Child Care-based Asthma Education Programs, In-Home Environmental Education Programs and Health Care Initiatives. See Community Outreach.
National Public Awareness Campaigns
EPA raises awareness of asthma issues and encourages community action through public awareness and media campaigns. Working with our partners, we develop multi-lingual materials, including brochures, videos and public service announcements to distribute at community events and through various media, including television, radio and print outlets. To learn more about our media campaign, view examples of some of our products and order materials to use in your community. See National Public Awareness Campaign
Supporting Science
EPA supports studies to advance understanding of the role environmental triggers play in the onset, frequency and severity of asthma attacks. To learn more about the results of scientific studies we have supported and ongoing studies. See Supporting Science.
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Working Together:
So Everyone Can Breathe Better Brochure EPA's brochure describes the Asthma Program's goals, methods and mission. The tri-fold brochure
includes information on EPA's Media Campaign, community-based outreach and national partners and efforts to support scientific research on asthma and asthma
management. Learn more about EPA's Asthma Program by
ordering copies of the brochure.
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