Environmental Health News
January 9, 2012 - Health Resources in Action is working in the City of Boston and 15 surrounding communities to help lower smoking prevalence through a variety of tobacco prevention and cessation...
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April 1, 2011 - The Boston Urban Asthma Coalition (BUAC) was presented with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2010 National Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Connector Award on March 31 for...
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December 18, 2010 - An early adopter of workplace and restaurant smoking restrictions, the city of Boston is again in the vanguard with a scheduled ban on smoking in public housing.
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November 16, 2010 - Nearly half of all adults suffer from chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and pulmonary disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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November 4, 2010 - Public health victories are few and far between, so when Mayor Thomas Menino, Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach, and representatives of community coalitions and...
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June 21, 2010 - Children’s Hospital Boston has been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management following a nomination by HRiA.
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March 29, 2010 - Asthma: A Business Case for Employees and Health Care Purchasers urge businesses to invest in asthma management and prevention for their employees and dependents to improve quality of...
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March 29, 2010 - The significant and negative health impacts of secondhand smoke in Boston Housing Authority (BHA) residences have been the focus of intensive HRiA advocacy training activities over the...
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November 14, 2009 - The Kresge Foundation has awarded HRiA a two-year grant to support the Asthma Regional Council's Healthy Homes Promotion Project.
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May 30, 2009 - The Massachusetts Asthma Advocacy Partnership (MAAP), a program of Health Resources in Action, sponsored a summit of experts to discuss the health disparities surrounding asthma and to...
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May 5, 2009 - Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office awarded over $433,000 in grants to nine nonprofit community agencies and health advocacy organizations in an effort to increase childhood lead...
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February 13, 2009 - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recognized Ms. Mary White of Dorchester with an "Award for Excellence in Community Leadership" for her outstanding record of public service...
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November 25, 2008 - This report represents the most current and comprehensive investigation of asthma prevalence conducted in the New England (NE) region. It examines the health, socioeconomic, behavioral,...
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Stacey Chacker
