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Professor Jennifer Warren Spearheads Program to Battle Childhood Asthma
News from Rutgers Children's exposure to tobacco smoke, according to the American Lung Association, leads to about 202000 asthma episodes, 790000 physician visits for ear infections and 430 cases of SIDS each year. Jennifer Warren, an assistant … |
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Lakewood Health System launches asthma program
Brainerd Daily Dispatch Lakewood Health System's Respiratory Therapy department is launching a new program called “Take Action on Asthma.” In collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health and the American Lung Association-Minnesota, the program will focus on improving … |
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Coral Reef 10th-grader wins award from asthma program
MiamiHerald.com Tenth-grader Leia Schwartz and Coral Reef Senior High School were awarded as Grand Prize winners of the Everyone Breathe Asthma Education Grants program at a recent surprise all-school assembly. On hand to make the presentation was … |
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Xavier expands childhood asthma education program
NECN NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Xavier University of Louisiana is expanding a program to teach kids with asthma and their families how to keep the disease under control. The program will now work with children aged 2 to 18 who get medical care at any Daughters of … |
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U. teen mother program aims to stop obesity in the womb
Salt Lake Tribune Braxton has asthma, and the movement made him gasp for breath. When the boy, then 4 or 5, started gaining weight, Longman brought her concerns to his pediatrician at the Teen Mother & Child Program in Salt Lake City. “He used to be a pretty skinny … |
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Asthma program to assist sufferers
Bowling Green Daily News Learning to control asthma can be overwhelming, whether one is newly diagnosed or has been dealing with it for a while. “People who have asthma are the least educated about their … |
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New home-visiting program helps young asthma sufferers
Helena Independent Record The asthma home-visiting program sends trained nurses into the homes of children ages 0 to 17 to help them and their families find ways to reduce exposure to the things that trigger asthma attacks. The program is open to families in Lewis and Clark, … |
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How West Michigan program is improving health, reducing costs for low-income …
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com GRAND RAPIDS — Teasha Beard hasn't had one of her four sons in the emergency room for an asthma attack in a year. This is a drastic turnaround for a mom who used to visit the ER repeatedly each month — sometimes every day — because she had no other … |
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'Build Smart, Breathe Easier' Program Dedicates First House with Asthma …
MarketWatch (press release) WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The first Habitat for Humanity house built as part of the Build Smart, Breathe Easier national asthma education program will be dedicated in partnership with the Dunmore family in Detroit … |
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Missoula County launches asthma home visit program
Clark Fork Chronicle Missoula City-County Health Department received a state-funded grant to participate as one of three Montana pilot sites for the new Montana Asthma Project (MAP) Home Visiting Program. This grant was awarded to MCCHD's Health Services … Effort to improve living environment for Missoula, Granite county kids with asthma |
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