Francheska Bermudez presented at the MA Asthma Action Partnership Summit
June 17, 2024
Francheska Bermudez led a workshop at the Massachusetts Asthma Action Partnership (MAAP) Summit on June 4, 2024, about building your own air cleaner/purifier with inexpensive household materials to increase indoor air quality. She was joined by Healthy Air Network partners from the Yale School of Public Health, as well as MAAP.
Pictured L-R: Brielle Ruth (Healthy Air resident advisor), Sarita Hudson (Healthy Air coalition director), Francheska Bermudez (Healthy Air project coordinator), Gri Saex (Healthy Air resident advisor), Aline Maybank and Jun Jiang (Yale School of Public Health intern).
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