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GHS asthma program honored by EPA The Greenville Health System’s asthma children, and disproportionately affects management program for children and low-income and minority communities. adolescents has been honored by the En- The economic costs of asthma amount vironmental Protection Agency as one of to more than $56 billion per year, which three leading programs in the nation. includes both direct medical costs and The GHS program is a multidisciplinary, multilingual, family“Today one out of every 12 people centered program that is able to, with partner suffers from asthma – and the numbers collaboration, provide are increasing year after year.” medical care, case manEPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe agement, school/daycare visits and environmental control home visits for more than 4,000 indirect costs, such as missed school children and adolescents with asthma, and work days. especially those who have limited access “Today one out of every 12 people to health care, the EPA said. suffers from asthma – and the numbers The hospital system said in a release are increasing year after year,” said EPA that GHS Children’s Hospital is honored Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe. to be one of three asthma management “With President Obama’s support, EPA programs in the U.S. to be recognized. has taken common-sense steps towards According to the EPA, asthma is a cleaner air, which translates to fewer national epidemic that affects nearly 26 asthma attacks and instances of other million people, including seven million respiratory diseases.”
Join us on Saturday, May 25th for…
Run or walk where no race was held before... down a Greenville Downtown Airport runway! Help raise money to add playground equipment to the new community aviation themed park at the airport. Details and registration information can be found at: http://book-events.com/takeflight5k/
22 THE Journal | MAY 17, 2013