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Leadership through Action for New England's Children
The New England Asthma Regional Council Mission

To reduce the impact of asthma across New England, through collaborations of health, housing, education, and environmental organizations with particular focus on the contribution of schools, homes, and communities to the disease and with attention to its disproportionate impact on populations at greatest risk.

 

ARC Annual Meeting

Thanks to everyone for an exciting and successful

ARC Annual Meeting

April 2nd, 2009

Presentations

Evaluation Summary

Attendees

 

ARC Highlights

Investing in Best Practices for Asthma: A Business Case for Education and Environmental Interventions Report


Healthy Homes Needs and Resource Assessment Report – New England NEW! Report

Download Slides from our recent IPM webinar series

WHAT THE HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES FOR ASTHMA: A Perspective from Providers NEW!! Report

New Study Shows Housing Improvements Benefit Health NEW! Press Release Report

A Case for Smoke Free Housing Report

Integrated Pest Management Guide for Housing Managers IPM Guide

IPM Policy Options for Residential Real Estate IPM Policy Paper

Simple Steps to an Asthma Friendly Home Simple Steps (ARC 2008)


See ARC's New Roadmap to the Future 12/18/07 Strategic Plan

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Educational Videos

Stop Pests in Your Homes. For tenants and residents. Advice on how to avoid pest problems (cockroaches, mice, and rats).

Integrated Pest Management: A Real Solution to Pest Problems.
For property managers, property owners, and maintenance staff. Listen to the experiences of a multi-family housing manager.

**If you are having trouble viewing the videos, you can order these free DVDs through ARC**

 

 

Basis for our Work

Basis for Action
Guiding Principles

Asthma by the Numbers

The Asthma and Environment Connection

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Focus Areas

Asthma Surveillance

Clean Buses

Environmental Investments

Healthy Homes

Healthy Schools

Integrated Pest Management

New England State Asthma Plans

Occupational Health

ARC Newsletters and Publications

Publications

Announcements

Funding Opportunity:
HUD has posted a Notice of Funding Availability for its FY2009 Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program. Approximately $4 million will be available for award. For more information, click here.

On June 9, 2009, Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson released The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes. More information on this important development.

Important new study strengthens link between asthma and cockroach exposures. More information

ARC Symposium Proceedings

Getting the Bugs Out: Pest Control Strategies for Affordable Housing

Recent Developments in Asthma Prevention and Control: Today's Opportunties for Health Providers and Payers

Council Meetings

For more information about ARC's Annual

Meeting on April 2nd, 2009 click here

 

Web News

The New England Public Health and Managed Care Collaborative (NEPHMCC) website can now be found on ARC's website.


ARC is a governmental policy organization. If you or a family member want to know more about asthma, visit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - New England Chapter or the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

  ARC promotes sharing of information and resources across the New England region to address the many ways that the environmental impacts asthma. If you are a governmental agency or non-profit organization and would like an event or a link posted on this website, please e-mail Stacey Chacker (schacker@tmfnet.org). Every effort will be made to post your event in a timely manner.  
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