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National Environmental Justice Conference
Lois Wessel, CFNP
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies
Washington, DC March 27-28, 2014
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If you cant breathe,
nothing else matters-American Lung Association
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Rositas Story
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Medication Management
ADVAIR$187-$219
FLOVENT
$138-$224 QVAR
$92-$114
www.drugstore.com
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Rositas Reality
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Smoke does not know to stop
at the doorNEJM, Winicoff
Consumer Demand
Health issues
Reduced fire
hazards
Decreased cleaning
cost
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Federal Policy July 2009
Encouraged PHAs to
implement non-smoking
policies
Designated areas Some for new residents
112 PHAs have opted for
non-smoking Local smoking cessation
resources
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Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic
Asthma Disparities
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F e d e ral A c o n P l an : F o u r S t r ate gi e s
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R e m o ve b a r ri e r sto deliv ery ofguidelines-basedasthma care
Build local capacityt o d e l i v erintegratedcommunity -based
care
I m p r ov e c a p a ci t yt o i d en f y t ho s e
most in need
A c c e l er a t e e f f or tt o p r e v en t o n s e t
of asthma
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Barriers
ACCESS LITERACY
CULTURE
LANGUAGEHOUSING
COST
OF MEDS
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Community Health Workers
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