Federal Partners and Contacts

• Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/
  This branch leads CDC's fight against environmental-related respiratory illnesses, including asthma, studies indoor and outdoor air pollution and supports the National Asthma Control Program www.cdc.gov/asthma/nacp.htm.
   
• Division of Adolescent and School Health www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/index.htm 
  This division of CDC oversees surveillance methods and provides funding support to states, tribes and NGOs to address asthma and other health concerns.

• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
  
  
  • National Asthma Control Initiative www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/naci/ The initiative is a multi-component, mobilizing and action-oriented effort to engage diverse stakeholders who are concerned about or involved in improving asthma control. Its ultimate aim is to bring the asthma care that patients receive in line with evidence-based recommendations.
     
  • National Asthma Education and Prevention Program www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm
    This program's ultimate goal is to enhance the quality of life for patients with asthma and decrease asthma-related morbidity and mortality.
     
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/asthma/
  NIEHS plays a pivotal role in funding research on children's health. The Institute partners with EPA to support thirteen research centers devoted exclusively to children's environmental health and disease prevention. These centers focus on the important role that the environment has on a host of childhood illnesses, including asthma.
  
  
  • Centers for Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research http://epa.gov/ncer/childrenscenters/index.html
    These centers, located across the country, examine the effect of environmental exposures on children's health.

• Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm
  This office gathers a broad community of experts to develop comprehensive, integrated approaches to health and housing.

• "Questions About Your Community: Asthma" – www.epa.gov/region01/communities/asthma.html
• Region 1's Urban Environmental Program in New England – www.epa.gov/ne/eco/uep/index.html

• Mid-Atlantic Regional Asthma Initiative (MARAI) – www.epa.gov/reg3artd/asthma/asthma.htm

Region 10 (Pacific Northwest): AK, ID, OR, WA
1-800-424-4372 x1189 or (206) 553-1189