Our 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.


News

Oct 26, 2011

On October 12, 2011 ARC and close to 50 co-signers submitted testimony requesting that the Institute of Medicine examine and address the non-clinical best practice components of comprehensive asthma management as part of Community Based

Non-Clinical Prevention Policies and Wellness Strategies.

Oct 26, 2011

Over 50 organizations and individuals joined ARC and Health Resources in Action in expressing to New England U.S. Senator4s our extreme concern about the proposed complete elimination of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program by the Senate Appropriations Committee in the proposed FY12 spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.

Apr 11, 2011
More than 400 organizations and advocates joined ARC and its partners in sending a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, expressing deep concerns over budget cuts to environmental health programs.
Feb 23, 2011
Results from summer 2010 survey of asthma coverage by 25 public and private payers in New England.
Sep 8, 2010
Investing in Best Practices for Asthma: A Business Case - August 2010 Update
This report updates our first Business Case published in 2007.
Jun 22, 2010
On June 30, 3-4 pm we will feature Rebecca Morley, Executive Director for the National Center for Healthy Housing presenting on The National Agenda for Safe and Healthy Housing. Click here to register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/980513330 For access to the archived recordings click here.
Apr 26, 2010
Scourge of asthma is acute in New England.
Apr 8, 2010

ARC's Annual Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 8th from 9:30 - 3:30 at the Hoagland Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, MA. To register and see the full agenda, go to http://arcmeeting.eventbrite.com.

Jan 7, 2010
ARC seeks applications from state and local government agencies who are interested in utilizing our free strategic planning services for the development and implementation of healthy homes programs. Applications are due on February 18, 2010. For more information and the application click here.
Sep 30, 2009

This two-year grant will support the ARC's Healthy Homes Promotion Project (H2P2).

Jul 22, 2009
HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control and its Office of Public and Indian Housing jointly issued Notice PIH 2009-21 (HA), Non-Smoking Policies in Public Housing, on July 17, 2009.

News
Oct 26, 2011

On October 12, 2011 ARC and close to 50 co-signers submitted testimony requesting that the Institute of Medicine examine and address the non-clinical best practice components of comprehensive asthma management as part of Community Based

Non-Clinical Prevention Policies and Wellness Strategies.

Oct 26, 2011

Over 50 organizations and individuals joined ARC and Health Resources in Action in expressing to New England U.S. Senator4s our extreme concern about the proposed complete elimination of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program by the Senate Appropriations Committee in the proposed FY12 spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.

Apr 11, 2011
More than 400 organizations and advocates joined ARC and its partners in sending a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, expressing deep concerns over budget cuts to environmental health programs.