You’ve been to the allergist. You know what you’re allergic to. But is it lurking in your home? And if so, to what degree?
How can you tell?
Now there’s a way to find out: an easy-to-use kit developed and serviced by National Jewish Health (NJH), the nation’s leading respiratory hospital center — and offered in partnership with AANMA at a special discount to members. The Family Air Care® Indoor Allergens & Mold Test Kit allows you to sample dust from areas of your home and receive reports on levels of common indoor allergens, including mold, cockroaches, dust mites and cat and dog dander. (For additional information about the air in your home, click here for AANMA’s Indoor AIRepair kit.)
“AANMA is committed to helping people minimize asthma and allergy symptoms and eliminate needless death and suffering,” says Nancy Sander, AANMA’s president and founder. “The first step in preventing asthma episodes is to identify and eliminate known allergens and irritants. Allergy proofing the home can now be strategic and focused on allergens that affect you the most.”
How it works:
To use the Family Air Care kit, you simply attach a small capture device to your vacuum cleaner hose, collect a sample of dust from a small area of your home, then mail the collection device to NJH in a prepaid envelope. You will receive test results in a secure e-mail, detailing specific levels of allergens along with how your home compares with others across the U.S.
Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories, a referral laboratory within National Jewish known worldwide for its excellence in specialized testing, will measure, analyze and report on the allergens and mold found in the collection device. The mold analysis results are displayed in a relative moldiness index developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
AANMA members receive a special discount on Family Air Care kits ordered through our www.aanma.org website. To get your discount coupon number, check your August AANMA e-mail or contact memserve-at-aanma.org. Then, simply click here to go to AANMA’s Family Air Care website for ordering.
Click here for information about AANMA’s Indoor AIRepair kit.
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