The Connection Between Your Home and Your Health Your home environment can affect your personal health, especially if you have asthma and allergies. June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year's theme is "Connecting Home, Health, and YOU." Even though the month is almost over, you can still learn about having a healthier home. Here are some of the ways AAFA is working to help people with asthma and allergies improve their indoor environments: The climate can affect your health too. If you missed it, watch our webinar titled, "Asthma and Climate Change: Myths and Misconceptions" on demand. | | | Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic or immune condition that causes swelling in the esophagus. It can have a significant impact on many aspects of life. We recently released a report and guide to raise awareness and help people manage EoE. Learn more and get your copies.
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Did you know that an estimated 12 million adults in the U.S. may be living with chronic cough, a cough lasting longer than eight weeks? This condition can have a physical, social, and emotional impact on people and interfere with their ability to participate in daily activities and social gatherings.
Candis S., who has been living with chronic cough for over a decade and has experienced this firsthand, says, "I've had to adjust my life to accommodate my constant coughing and am careful to not let my cough disrupt other people's lives."
Despite the frustrations of living with chronic cough, she encourages others with the condition to stay optimistic and not allow it to control their life. "It's easy to just stay inside, but you have to keep living life to its fullest," she says. 
Read our blog to learn more about Candis' story and for more information about chronic cough. We also encourage you to visit The Cough Chronicles, an educational resource sponsored by Merck in collaboration with AAFA, the American Lung Association, and the Allergy & Asthma Network to support people living with the condition.
This is a sponsored post and is not an endorsement of any company or its products, nor is it a guarantee of a product's safety. The funding we received for this sponsorship helps support our no-cost asthma and allergy programs. | | | REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES | | | To help more children with allergies and asthma, regardless of background, have access to effective care, AAFA recently expanded its HEAL initiative to New York and Alabama. The HEAL program is a community-based health equity program that aims to better serve communities facing the highest burden of asthma and allergies. Read the announcement. | | | Dr. Shade Farri is a pediatric pulmonologist, a health educator, and a passionate advocate for community health. AAFA recently talked with Dr. Farri about her work and how she is focused on reducing disparities in asthma care and treatment. Read more on our blog. | | | AAFA recently testified before the FDA about the importance of expanding epinephrine treatment options, such as nasal epinephrine. A committee reviewing neffy®, a new application for nasal epinephrine, voted to recommend its approval. Learn more about this new possible option and AAFA's advocacy efforts. | | | TRUSTED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT | | | AAFA is dedicated to helping people manage their asthma and allergies with confidence. You can help us make a difference by donating online or creating a Facebook fundraiser. Every donation raises awareness and enables us to provide trusted and practical information to help patients live life to the fullest. | | |
Check out our previous issue to learn about National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, spring cleaning with asthma and allergies, nasal epinephrine news, and more.
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