Webinar This Thursday—Training Staff to Address Asthma Triggers

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In this week’s Throwback Thursday Webinar,
learn how to implement a staff training program to
address asthma triggers in the school environment!

Asthma Awareness Month is the perfect time to view this classic webinar related to asthma management in schools! Register for all upcoming Throwback Thursday Webinars below and, while you’re viewing them, use the chat pane to send us your questions.

Tips for submitting questions during the webinar—

  1. To access the chat pane and other features, make sure your web browser is up to date before viewing the webinar.
  2. If the control panel is not immediately visible, click on the blue logo at the top left corner to expand it.
  3. To submit questions to the webinar organizers, click on the speech bubble. This will reveal the chat pane where you can type and submit your questions.
  4. Register and join the live webinar recap and Q&A on June 6, 2019, to hear responses from the experts!

Thursday, May 9, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT


This webinar will teach you how to design and successfully implement a staff training system as part of a sustainable indoor air quality (IAQ) management program. Through training, your staff will be prepared to systematically address IAQ issues and asthma triggers with practices that save money and improve the health of school occupants.

Register for next week’s Throwback Thursday Webinar—

Thursday, May 16, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT


This webinar will teach you how to design and successfully implement a strategy to identify, collect and use data with low-cost, easy-to-use tools (e.g., the School IAQ Assessment Mobile App) to start, improve or sustain a comprehensive IAQ and asthma management program. Through harnessing the power of evaluation, you will be equipped to make the case using a value proposition and a communications strategy that generate broader acceptance of, compliance with and funding for IAQ management, with a specific focus on reducing asthma triggers.

Register for the live webinar recap—

Thursday, June 6, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT


This webinar featuring a live discussion will recap the strategies outlined in the webinars re-released in May. You will hear how these asthma management practices are integrated into IAQ preventive maintenance and learn how to utilize EPA guidance to reduce asthma triggers and potentially reduce absenteeism. You also will have an opportunity to have your questions answered by school district representatives who successfully have reduced asthma attacks, increased attendance and improved academic performance.


Did you miss last week’s Throwback Thursday Webinar?

IAQ and Health: Managing Asthma for Improved Health and Academic Outcomes

View it anytime on EPA’s website!

This webinar will teach you how to identify, recognize and address indoor environmental asthma triggers, such as dust and mold, and implement the essential actions for effective asthma management in schools. You also will gain the knowledge to integrate these actions into a comprehensive asthma management plan to institutionalize policies that create a healthier indoor environment.


Questions?
EPA offers free IAQ Tools for Schools resources—including the School IAQ Assessment Mobile App—to help schools maintain a healthy indoor environment by identifying, correcting and preventing IAQ problems. Learn more about the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance and access other valuable school environmental health resources at www.epa.gov/iaq-schools.

If you have any questions about the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance, please contact the IAQ Tools for Schools Connector Coordinator at iaqschools@epa.gov.