On Monday, Shellbie Johnson, four years old, began to have trouble breathing. Her wheezing quickly turned into a full blown asthma attack. Every mother of a child with asthma knows that heart-stopping sound, as a child struggles to fill her lungs with air. Struggles to stay alive. Sarah Johnson raced her toddler to the emergency …

This was written by Cassidy Randall for Women's Voices for the Earth: People often ask me, “Why a women’s environmental organization?” I always take a breath before answering, because there are so many reasons, and because each one contributes to my passion to get toxic chemicals out of our world: Women’s health problems linked to toxic …

In a survey by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, of 726 Republicans or Republican-leaning Independents, it was found that a slim majority of the participants (52%) believe that climate change is real. As a Conservative Republican, this statistic saddens me because it reinforces the historical stereotype that the GOP embraces the theory of "reflexive …

Asthma is the most chronic childhood disease. According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC): Over 7.1 million U.S. children under age 18 (14%) have ever been diagnosed with asthma; 7.0 million children still have asthma (10%). Boys (15%) were more likely than girls (13%) to have ever been diagnosed with asthma. Non-Hispanic black children …

Moms Clean Air Force ha creado un libro electrónico gratis llamado Factores desencadenantes del asma: una guía para padres, maestros, médicos y enfermeros. El asma es una epidemia nacional. Cerca de 26 millones de estadounidenses viven con asma, ¡incluyendo 7 millones de niños! Aunque podemos controlar algunos de los detonantes del asma en nuestros hogares, …

Moms Clean Air Force has created a free e-book called, ASTHMA TRIGGERS: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, Doctors and Nurses. Asthma is a national epidemic. Nearly 26 million Americans live with asthma — including 7 million children! While we can control some of the asthma triggers in our homes, we can only protect ourselves from air …

This was written for Moms Clean Air Force by Diane MacEachern, Founder & CEO of the Big Green Purse: Summer brings many great experiences and memories for families—barbecues, swimming, hot nights and summer movies. It also brings a familiar and unpleasant sight for many communities—a smoggy skyline and poor air quality that can make it tough for …

There’s been a lot of buzz about a team of researchers from Duke University and UC Berkeley who found that 85% of couch cushions contain toxic or untested flame retardants. The study was based upon 102 couch samples (including one from Moms Clean Air Force’s Public Health Policy and Outreach Manager, Molly Rauch), which were …

May is Asthma Awareness Month! Moms Clean Air Force has teamed up with our partner, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), to host a Twitter chat. We're dedicated to sharing everything you need to know about asthma and what you can do to help your children cope and prevent this disease that affects 7.1 …

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