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What is
the Initiative?
The
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
through its cooperative agreement with the
EPA’s Indoor Environments Division, aims
to reduce exposure to indoor air
pollutants through a combination of
web-based and in-person education and
training of primary care physicians and
other health care professionals.
In turn,
these professionals will incorporate high
quality, effective asthma and
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
management into their daily practice so
that there is a reduction of the number of
patients exposed to asthma triggers and in
children’s exposure to ETS.
Goals
The
project has two overarching goals, one
related to the education and training of
health professionals and one related to
measurement:
Goal 1:
Provide high-quality, multi-disciplinary
clinical and population-based education
and training on reducing exposure to
indoor air pollutants, specifically indoor
asthma triggers and environmental tobacco
smoke (ETS), to ACPM members, other health
professionals and health systems.
Goal 2:
Evaluate the extent to which the
educational content and management tools
are incorporated into individual practices
of physicians and other health
professionals and, in turn, how
application of the knowledge, skills and
tools has contributed to improved health
outcomes among patients or populations.
Educational Activities
For more
information on the EPA’s Programs on
Indoor Air, please visit:
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/index.html.
This
website is funded, in part, by a grant
from the EPA Headquarters Indoor Air
Program.
Partners
Asthma
Smoke-Free Homes & Cars
Radon
Schools
Public & Commercial Building/Homes
Multi-Priority and Tribal
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