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Region 5 (Great Lakes) Indoor Air Quality Information
EPA Region 5
Regional Contacts
Indoor Air: Jeanette Marrero (marrero.jeanette@epa.gov)
Radon: Mike Murphy (murphy.michael@epa.gov)
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Asthma in Region 5
Partner Recognition
The National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management is EPA’s highest recognition a program and its leaders can receive for delivering excellent environmental asthma management as part of their comprehensive asthma care services.
Recent Region 5 Winners
- 2013 - Parkview Health System
- 2012 - Michigan Department of Community Health Asthma Prevention and Control Program
- 2011 - Centene Corporation ®, Nurtur ®, Managed Health Services
- 2010 - Sinai Urban Health Institute
Grants Funding
In 2012, a National Request for Applications was announced titled, “Regional Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants”. The two year projects are expected to conduct demonstration, training, education and/or outreach activities to reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants and yield measurable environmental outcomes, primarily in homes and schools.
Region 5 recipients are:
- Minnesota Department of Health – Healthy Homes Education of Minnesota Child Care Providers
- American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest – Environmental Intervention for Children’s Asthma Project
- Indiana State Department of Health – Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Training for Primary School IAQ Coordinators