The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has released the 2020 Allergy Capitals™ report. It ranks the top 100 most challenging cities in the U.S. for seasonal allergies. AAFA ranked the cities based on three factors: Spring and fall pollen counts Use of allergy medicines Availability of board-certified allergists Richmond, Virginia, topped the 2020 list for [...]
Have you noticed how many products say they are “allergy friendly” or “hypoallergenic”? What are your thoughts on these claims? The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is taking a survey to learn more about the products you buy for your family and how they affect your homes’ health. Take AAFA’s short survey. For 10-15 minutes of your time, you’ll have [...]
Those with asthma and allergies know just how difficult their day-to-lives can be when pollen elevates, ragweed skyrockets and dust accumulates. But what you may not realize is the economic burden these conditions have on the Unites States as well. Sorry to take you back to economics class! Over 60 million people in the United [...]
This is a five-part blog series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact. Part 5 is finally here. I’m finally going to talk about how prevalence, “Health Mavens”, tactics, and awareness all fit together like puzzle pieces to construct the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program story. Here’s the story. Asthma and allergies [...]
This is a five-part blog series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact. The third post of this five-part series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact talked about what “Health Mavens” do to improve their home’s indoor air quality. In this post, I want to share what “Health Mavens” think [...]
This is a five-part blog series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact. The second post of this five-part series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact talked about who a “Health Maven” is and how they’re concerned about indoor air quality. In this post, I want to talk with you [...]
This is a five-part blog series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact. The first post of this five-part series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact talked about why the program was created. In this post, I want to talk about a special group of people that you just might [...]
This is a five-part blog series about the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program’s impact. I think it’s important to really understand “the why” of an initiative—like the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program—before the scope of its impact can be brought into perspective. So why did the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) [...]