Final ‘Build Smart, Breathe Easier’ House with Asthma-Healthy Features Dedicated in Atlanta December 14, 2011

Final ‘Build Smart, Breathe Easier’ House with Asthma-Healthy Features Dedicated in Atlanta.

The asthma & allergy friendly Certification Program October 18, 2011

BUILD SMART, BREATHE EASIER October 18, 2011

HGTV Personality and Carpenter, Carter Oosterhouse, Joins AAFA, Habitat for Humanity and Merck for Build Smart, Breather Easier Program  to Build Homes with asthma & allergy friendly® Features

As part of Build Smart, Breathe Easier Program, four houses with asthma-healthy features will be built in partnership with low-income families affected by the disease in Metro Atlanta (North Central Georgia), Detroit, Greater Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

To ensure each house is built with asthma-healthy features, AAFA is providing expert guidance on the integration of specific building techniques, materials and systems based on principles from the asthma & allergy friendly^® Certification Program. Through the program, AAFA is also providing educational information about asthma, indoor air quality and asthma-healthy homes to help people nationwide try to minimize the impact of asthma on their daily lives. In conjunction, Oosterhouse will lend his expertise for building and outfitting an asthma-healthy home and participate in each of the home builds. 

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Traverlers to Canada Now Have Healthier Option September 23, 2011

Finding an allergy friendly hotel while travelling on business or going away on vacation for individuals with asthma and allergies can lead to a variety of issues when trying to get a restful and uninterrupted night’s sleep. However, the asthma & allergy friendly™ Certification Program is thrilled to announce the integration of certified bedding in an incredible hotel. Certification Program clients, SmartSilk Corp., have secured a deal with the Quality Inn & Suites Brossard that sees them fitting the beds with The certified asthma & allergy friendly™ SmartSilk all season duvets, mattress pads and pillow protectors. With the possibility of extending this deal to other hotels, SmartSilk and the Quality Inn & Suites Brossard are taking a lot of the stress out of travelling for asthma and allergy sufferers and providing them with a cleaner, safer and more dependable option for staying away from home while limiting the amount of triggers faced. The Quality Inn & Suites Brossard is conveniently located a few minutes from downtown Montreal (details below). Click here for more details.  For more details on certified asthma & allergy friendly™ products click here, and for SmartSilk product info click here.

2011 Fall Allergy Capitals Are Announced September 23, 2011

There is no place safe from allergies in America, and some cities are more problematic than others. The Allergy Capitals is an annual research project of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) to identify “the 100 most challenging places to live with allergies” in the spring and fall seasons each year. The rankings are based on scientific analysis of 3 factors for the 100 largest metro areas in the U.S. The data measured and compared each year includes:

• Pollen scores (airborne grass/tree/weed pollen and mold spores)*
• Number of allergy medications used per patient
• Number of allergy specialists per patient

2011 Fall Allergy Capitals

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) announced the 2011 Fall Allergy Capitals™ rankings, and this season, Knoxville, Tennessee was rated the #1 Fall Allergy Capital due to high pollen counts, high use of allergy medications by patients and too few allergists to treat the burgeoning allergy population. 

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