Spring 2009

• How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting?
  Children with asthma need proper support in child-care settings to keep their asthma under control and be fully active. Here is a checklist parents can use to find out how well their child-care setting assists children with asthma.

• Mobile Spirometry Unit Offers Free Lung Health Screenings Across the U.S.
  The American Association for Respiratory Care and the COPD Foundation have partnered to provide a Mobile Spirometry Unit bringing free lung screenings to people across the country.

• Epinephrine Inhalers Will Be Phased Out by Dec. 31, 2011
  Over-the-counter epinephrine inhalers have been on the market for decades and can relieve acute asthma symptoms, but they are known to have serious side effects when used in higher doses. These inhalers will be phased out by December 2011.

• FDA Educates the Public on Food Allergies
  To reduce the risks from allergic reactions among the American public, the Food and Drug Administration is working to ensure that major allergy-causing ingredients in food are accurately labeled.

• Respiratory Therapist Diane Rhodes Wins EPA’s National Asthma Award
  Respiratory therapist Diane Rhodes recently received the EPA’s National Special Achievement Award for her efforts in ensuring students, teachers and staff have a healthy environment in which to work.

• News Bits
  Here are some recent reports about lung health.

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