Tuesday, May 29th
5:30-7:30 p.m.
UMass Center at Springfield
1500 Main Street, Springfield
As part of Asthma Awareness Month, Dr. Krystal Pollitt (2017-18 Family Research Scholar in the Center for Research on Families at UMass Amherst) will present efforts to improve air quality in Springfield and the Pioneer Valley through the Fresh Air Project.
Many children are thought to have asthma because of exposure to environmental pollutants. Dr. Pollitt is piloting the use of the FRESH AIR WRISTBAND to identify source of exposures in the child’s environment. She will report on her work with Renaissance School students and Springfield Health Homes asthma patients.
The event will include demonstrations of:
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- Green cleaning products
- Cooking techniques to lower air pollution in your kitchen
- New Ways to measure lung irritation to air pollution
- Correct use of inhaler
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Register for the event here.
Sponsored by Springfield Healthy Homes, Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst, Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition. Pilot study funded by the Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.