▁children ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁cook ing ▁area . ▁O pport un ities ▁to ▁educ ate ▁communities ▁on ▁reducing ▁household ▁ind oor ▁air ▁poll ution ▁expos ure ▁include ▁festival ▁collabor ations , ▁religious ▁meet ings , ▁and ▁medical ▁out re ach ▁clin ics . ▁Community ▁health ▁workers ▁represent ▁a ▁significant ▁resource ▁for ▁educ ating ▁communities ▁to ▁help ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁regarding ▁reducing ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁ind oor ▁air ▁poll ution . ▁ ▁Health ▁impact s ▁on ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁ ▁Ex pos ure ▁to ▁ind oor ▁air ▁poll ution ▁( I AP ) ▁from ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁foss il ▁fu els ▁for ▁cook ing , ▁he ating ▁and ▁light ing ▁accounts ▁for ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁bur den ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁disease ▁and ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁affect s ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁developing ▁regions . ▁In ▁developing ▁regions , ▁women ▁are ▁more ▁often ▁responsible ▁for ▁child care ▁and ▁household ▁duties ▁such ▁as ▁cook ing . ▁This ▁places ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁at ▁the ▁greatest ▁expos ure ▁of ▁I AP ▁from ▁burning ▁solid ▁fuel ▁during ▁cook ing ▁and ▁he ating ▁of ▁the ▁home . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁specific ▁health ▁impact ▁from ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ind oor ▁cook ing ▁units ▁includes ▁new ▁cases ▁of ▁ast h ma ▁in ▁children . ▁    The ▁use ▁of ▁ind oor ▁cook ing ▁units ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁developing ▁ast h ma ▁by ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 3 . 5 ▁times ▁when ▁cont rolling ▁for ▁all ▁other ▁factors . ▁  Th