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EPA & ALAC Host Downtown Denver Asthma Awareness Event

Release Date: 4/30/2001
Contact Information:
EPA 303-312-6144,

Release Date: 4/30/2001
Contact Information:
ALAC 303-388-4327,

Release Date: 4/30/2001
Contact Information:
EPA 303-312-6603,

Release Date: 4/30/2001
Contact Information:
EPA 800-227-8917

DENVER-- Asthma is a lung disease that affects an estimated 14.6 million adults and 4.8 million children in the United States. Since 1980, the biggest growth in asthma cases has been in children under five years-old. More than 67,000 Colorado children have asthma. Nationally, it is the number-one cause of school absenteeism, accounting for 10 million missed school days each year. It also is the leading cause of childhood hospital admissions with 100,000 children being hospitalized due to asthma-related illness each year at a cost of almost $2 billion annually. The rate of asthma has more than doubled over the past fifteen years, prompting aggressive research by the American Lung Association and others.

EVENT:
World Asthma Day Event


WHO:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and American Lung Association of Colorado (ALAC)


WHAT:
EPA and ALAC are hosting an asthma awareness and education event for those who have asthmatic children or suffer from the disease themselves.

The free event, which is open to the public, features free breathing tests, exhibits, asthma specialists available to answer questions, informational materials, and guest speakers.

Guest speakers include: Bertha Lynn, KMGH-TV News Anchor, Dr. Andy Liu, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Dr. Sanford Avner, Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers, and two children who will talk about their experiences living with asthma.


WHEN:
Thursday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.(MDT) in the Denver Place lobby and EPA Conference Center and guest speakers will present from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the EPA Conference Center.


WHERE
Downtown Denver at the Denver Place Building
999 18th Street
(between 18th & 19th Streets and Champa and Curtis Streets)

Exhibits and events will be held in the Denver Place Building’s main floor lobby beginning at 11 a.m.

The guest speakers will discuss asthma issues from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Rocky Mountain Room at EPA’s Conference Center (Second Floor Promenade).


WHY:
The EPA/ALAC event is part of World Asthma Day activities being held across the country. It is important that every person with asthma be diagnosed, receive appropriate treatment, learn how to manage their asthma, and reduce exposure to environmental factors that make their asthma worse. The purpose of the event is to increase awareness and understanding about asthma and educate those with the disease on treatments available and methods to prevent attacks.


NOTE:
Officials will be available for interviews after the ceremony. For more information, contact: EPA’s Laurel Dygowski at 303-312-6144 or ALAC’s Liz McAuliffe at 303-388-4327. You also can check the following websites:

American Lung Association’s National Website:
http://www.lungusa.org

American Lung Association’s Colorado Website:
http://www.alacolo.org

EPA’s Region 8 Indoor Air Quality Website:
https://www.epa.gov/region08/air/iaq/asthma/asthma.html

EPA’s National Indoor Air Quality Website:
https://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/index.html

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s World Asthma Day Website (National Institutes of Health):
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/wad_2/index.htm