- 2.1: Organizational Structure
- 2.2: Meetings and Symposia Proceedings
- 2.3: Publications
- 2.4: Newsletters
- 2.5: Contact ARC
- 2.6: News
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.
Webinar Series: Implementing an Effective Pest Control Program Using Integrated Pest Management
In January and February of 2009, ARC sponsored a 3-part webinar series on "Implementing an Effective Pest Control Program Using Integrated Pest Management."The series provided a wealth of practical tools for Housing Authorities and landlords interested in implementing IPM in affordable housing, and about 200 individuals participated!
This program was made possible by support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Key Document: IPM Resources
Downloadable Presentations:
Implementing IPM: A Guide for Managers and Owners of Affordable Housing
Presenter: Susan Altman (Environmental and Social Marketing consultant)
Elements of a successful program: A case study from the Boston Housing Authority
Presenters: Gail Livingston, John Kane, & Lori Luce (Boston Housing Authority)
Working with an IPM Contractor
Presenter: Jonathan Boyar (WatchAll Pest Management)
Partnering with Tenants
Presenter: Nancy Figueroa (Committee for Boston Public Housing)
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.
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.