New Haven Camp Easy Breezy Is Tackling City’s Childhood Asthma Epidemic

Did you know that New Haven has the highest asthma hospitalization rate in the state - five times higher than the state average? Camp Easy Breezy, a New Haven Health Department initiative, is being held for the second summer to help tackle the childhood asthma epidemic in the city.

Camp Easy Breezy will teach children suffering from asthma and their siblings how to use their asthma medications, identify asthma trigger, and better control their asthma while enjoying traditional camp activities with friends. A registered nurse will be on-site during normal camp hours and on field trips.

“Camp Easy Breezy is just one of our many initiatives the City of New Haven is doing to lower the impact of asthma on low-income children,” said Dr. Byron Kennedy, executive director, New Haven Health Department. “By bringing together the health, education, youth services and housing sectors, the New Haven Health Alliance is working to better the health for our most vulnerable populations.”

New Haven has been recognized as a finalist in the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge for the New Haven Health Alliance which has a goal of decreasing childhood asthma and exposure to secondhand smoke, as well helping parents to quit smoking.

Interested? You can register online at www.cityofnewhaven.com/parks or call the Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees at 203-946-8020.

Camp Easy Breezy is a six-week camp that begins on June 27.