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Listening to Tribes and understanding Tribal priorities drives our programs and services we offer.

Indoor Air Quality in Tribal Communities

American Indian Air Quality Training Program (AIAQTP)

IAQ: Indoor Asthma Triggers

Asthma Education

What is Asthma?

Asthma is a serious, sometimes life-threatening respiratory disease that affects the quality of life for thousands of Native Americans. Although there is no cure for asthma yet, asthma can be controlled through medical treatment and management of environmental triggers. The IAQTC staff is committed to educating all Native Americans about asthma so that everyone knows what asthma is, how the environment can affect asthma patients and how to manage environmental asthma triggers.

Visit Asthma Webinars

Arizona Asthma Coalition:
The IAQTC staff is collaborating with the Arizona Asthma Coalition in order to promote asthma education throughout Arizona. The coalition includes both health providers and environmental staff. For more information on the coalition, visit the website or contact Mansel Nelson.


AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org announces the launch of a new podcast series:Conversations for Advancing Action
AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org

School-specific asthma resources from the American Lung Association
Asthma resources for School Nurses [pdf]
ALA Asthma Overview [pdf]
Parents and Caregivers [pdf]

Check out the American Lung Association’s joint statement on improving asthma management in schools:
Click HERE for more information. [pdf]

In October 2012, the American Lung Association convened a group of school and health-based partners to collaborate on asthma-friendly schools activities at the national level. As a result of this meeting, a joint statement on improving asthma management in schools was drafted that reflects the recommendations outlined in the American Lung Association’s National Asthma Public Policy Agenda.

Asthma Education Resources
In collaboration with the IAQTC staff the EPA Tribal IAQ program has put together a PowerPoint that can help with Asthma Education.
For more information on asthma education go to EPA Asthma Basics for Tribal Communities. [pdf]

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Christal Black
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Christal.Black@nau.edu

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Rebecca Stevens

Chair

Coeur d’Alene Tribe – Idaho

Program Manager/Restoration Coordinator
Working with the Tribe since: 2005

Rebecca is the Program Manager for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department-Hazardous Waste Management Program. She also serves the role as the Restoration Coordinator with the Restoration Partnership. Rebecca has been working on water quality related issues for over 19 years. She represents the Tribe in the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site working with EPA while implementing their remedy for the Basin. She is also the Tribe’s Restoration Coordinator for the Restoration Partnership for which all Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) claims have been settled and on the ground restoration work has been underway since 2019. Rebecca continues to work with other Tribes on NRDA issues while coordinating with the US DOI, USDA, and the State of Idaho.

Rebecca is a proud member of the Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee where she also serves on the Tribal Superfund Work Group and Advisory Council. Rebecca enjoys x-country skiing in the winter, summertime water sports, Frisbee golf, and spending time with her friends, family, and blue heeler. Rebecca is very honored to work for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and is proud to be a part of restoring natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin.

Rebecca can be reached by e-mail at rstevens@cdatribe-nsn.gov.

National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) aims to support tribal programs by fostering information-sharing and networking opportunities that are focused on building tribal capacity in air quality management. The event’s agenda is driven by tribal input and priorities, with a focus on increasing tribal engagement in air quality initiatives that are relevant to tribal communities across the nation.