EPA And American Lung Association Announce New Asthma Research Strategy

10/30/2002

From: Steffanie Bell, 202-564-6976, bell.steffanie@epa.gov, or Suzanne Ackerman, 202-564-7819, ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov, both of the EPA

News Advisory:

In honor of national Children's Health Month, EPA Administrator Christie Whitman and John Kirkwood, president and CEO of the American Lung Association will announce the Asthma Research Strategy, a new initiative to advance the scientific understanding and prevention of asthma, the most common chronic childhood illness.

WHO: EPA Administrator Christie Whitman Dr. Paul Gilman, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development John Kirkwood, President and CEO of the American Lung Association

WHAT: Announce EPA and American Lung Association New Asthma Research Strategy

WHEN: 3:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002

WHERE: The Green Room 3rd floor, Ariel Rios North Building at EPA's headquarters, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (Metro exit for blue/orange lines is Federal Triangle. As you exit the metro escalator go right into the building entrance.)

NOTE: Reporters attending need to bring credentials. Credentials mean: photo identification card from the news organization with your name and title, White House or Congressional ids. Press with insufficient identification will instead be directed to use the Agency's website (www.epa.gov) for information about the press announcement.