http://www.equityblog.org/2008/05/13/fighting-childhood-asthma-community-by-community/ A Community of Voices. A Movement for Change. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.equityblog.org/2008/05/13/fighting-childhood-asthma-community-by-community/#comment-75 The Whole-Community Approach to Clean Air for Kids » Celsias Thu, 29 May 2008 10:22:59 +0000 http://www.equityblog.org/2008/05/13/fighting-childhood-asthma-community-by-community/#comment-75 [...] With its new report, PolicyLink addresses efforts to do just that, and concentrates on a comprehensive, community-wide approach to environmental asthma triggers through initiatives like decreasing auto emissions through cleaner, expanded public transportation, encouraging smart growth of communities, and considering health effects during urban planning: To allow children to breath easy, we need to give them clean air. Parents, environmental health and justice groups, housing organizations, and community-based organizations know that no single family can do this alone. That’s why they have forged important alliances and garnered the attention of the public and policymakers to capture important policy opportunities. — EquityBlog.org [...] […] With its new report, PolicyLink addresses efforts to do just that, and concentrates on a comprehensive, community-wide approach to environmental asthma triggers through initiatives like decreasing auto emissions through cleaner, expanded public transportation, encouraging smart growth of communities, and considering health effects during urban planning: To allow children to breath easy, we need to give them clean air. Parents, environmental health and justice groups, housing organizations, and community-based organizations know that no single family can do this alone. That’s why they have forged important alliances and garnered the attention of the public and policymakers to capture important policy opportunities. — EquityBlog.org […]

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