Cancer, birth defects, asthma: Your neighborhood is impacting your health

PORTLAND, Ore. – Mary Peveto didn’t want to be an activist.
But her daughter couldn’t stop coughing.
And Peveto knew why.
And nobody was doing anything about it.
So it was that the Portland woman became a clean-air crusader after she discovered in 2009 that Chapman Elementary School in N.W. Portland – her daughter’s school – ranked in the bottom two percent of U.S. schools for air quality.....

Read more here: katu.com

------------------------------------------------------

How To Protect Your Child From Common Asthma Triggers

Breathing toxic fumes isn’t safe for anyone, but pollution in the environment may harm children more than adults. Growing children eat more, drink more and breathe more in proportion to their body size compared to adults.....

Read more here: blackdoctor.org

------------------------------------------------------

Cleaning Tips to Reduce Common Asthma and Allergy Triggers

PRLog (Press Release) - May 13, 2014 - ATLANTA -- One in four Americans suffer from asthma and allergies, and, childhood cases of asthma have increased by 67 percent during the past 30 years according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.....

Read more here: prlog.org