Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit jgjS3 Asthma Awareness Month National Organizations & EPA Regional Contacts Asthma Awareness Month National Organizations Contacts For more information on Asthma Awareness Month, contact: Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics 1-800-878-4403 www.aanma.org American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology 414-272-6071 www.aaaai.org American Academy of Pediatrics 847-434-4000 www.aap.org American Association for Respiratory Care 972-243-2272 www.aarc.org American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 847-427-1200 American College of CHEST Physicians 847-498-1400, 1-800-343-2227 www.chestnet.org American Lung Association 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) www.lungusa.org Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1-800-7-ASTHMA (1-800-727-8462) www.aafa.org Asthma Goldfish PSA Campaign 1 -866-N O-ATTACKS www.noattacks.org www.tvaccessreports.com/epapsa Global Initiative for Asthma www.ginasthma.com Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1-800-311-3435 www.cdc.gov/asthma www.acaai. org Asthma Awareness Month EPA Regional Contacts Region 1 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Contact: Eugene Benoit 617-918-1639 or 1-888-372-7341 Region 2 - NJ, NY, PR, VI Contact: Ameesha Mehta-Sampath 212-637-4006 Region 3 - DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV Contact: J anice Lewis 215-814-2185 Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN Contact: LindaThomas-Houston 404-562-9152 or 1-800-241-1754 Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI Contact: Sheila Batka 312-886-6053 or 1-800-621-8431 LaraLasky 312-353-5614 Region 6 - AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Contact: Paula Selzer 214-665-6663 1-800-887-6063 Region 7 — IA, KS, MO, NE Contact: Vickie Angell 913-551-7269 or 1-800-223-0425 National Association of School Nurses 1-866-627-6767 (Western office) or 1-877-627-6476 (Eastern office) www.nasn. org National Education Association Health Information Network 202-822-7570 www.neahin. org National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 301-592-8573 www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp Environmental Protection Agency, IA Q INFO 1-800-438-4318 www.epa.gov/asthma Region 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Contact: Ron Schiller 303-312-6017 or 1-800-227-8917 Region 9 - AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV Contact: Barbara Spark 415-947-4189 Region 10 — AK, ID, OR, VCA Contact: Susan Titus 1-800-424-4372 xll89 or 206-553-1189 12 ------- |