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Brown County flunks for short-term air quality – Green Bay Press Gazette

Brown County flunks for short-term air quality
Green Bay Press Gazette
"It can lead to early death, asthma exacerbations, heart attacks, strokes and emergency room visits in substantial numbers." Environmental authorities, about once every 30 days, warn Green Bay-area residents to minimize exposure to outdoor air. …
Air Quality Alert: It's That Time Of Year Again, AtlantaWGCL Atlanta
Cities with Worst Air Pollution (Top 10 List)PlanetSave.com
Three days of bad air earn county 'C' rating in Lung Association studyRome Sentinel
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Rate of Child Asthma-Related Hospitalizations in Riverside County Drops – Valley News

Rate of Child Asthma-Related Hospitalizations in Riverside County Drops
Valley News
RIVERSIDE – The number of Riverside County youngsters hospitalized for treatment of asthma fell by nearly 50 percent over a nine-year period ending in 2009, according to the county's Department of Public Health. Despite the decline, the county …
Childhood asthma rates drop in county, but still among worst in stateThe Desert Sun

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County no longer failing on ozone – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

County no longer failing on ozone
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Orange days are when ozone levels are high enough to be unhealthy for certain high-risk groups, including children and those with asthma, diabetes and lung or heart disease. During the period reviewed, Allen County had eight orange days. …
Lucas County gets 'F' from lung group for smog controlToledo Blade
Local air quality gets poor gradeParkersburg News
Strict rules lift air qualityAlbany Times Union
Los Angeles Daily News –The Tennessean –GoErie.com
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PREPS: Asthma doesn’t keep high school athletes from competing in sports – North County Times

PREPS: Asthma doesn't keep high school athletes from competing in sports
North County Times
Graves has asthma and usually uses an inhaler before games. (Photo by Hayne Palmour IV – Staff photographer) Shannon Patman and Andrea Hunziker have played with it their whole lives. Noelle Graves has dealt with it for the last five years or so. …

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Four Hunterdon school districts named ‘asthma-friendly’ – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com

Four Hunterdon school districts named 'asthma-friendly'
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
By Kenna Caprio/Hunterdon County Democrat By Warren Cooper and Curtis Leeds All four Clinton Township schools have been deemed asthma-friendly by the Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey, a nonprofit advocacy group that gets funding from the …

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