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Four families in cities across the U.S. now have healthier places to call home, thanks to the Build Smart, Breathe Easier national asthma education program.

Since May 2011, when Merck announced the launch of this program in the U.S., teams of volunteers from Merck, Habitat for Humanity and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, along with HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse, have built four houses with asthma-healthy features.

House keys were presented to each of the four families in dedication ceremonies where they toured their new homes for the first time and learned about their asthma-healthy features.

Click on the photos below to learn more about the families:

Dunmore Family Detroit

Johnson-Henry Family Philadelphia

Partida Family Greater Los Angeles

Obele Family Metro Atlanta

Build Smart, Breathe Easier seeks to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining an asthma-healthy home and to help educate people about the disease.

To learn more about the program, including family stories and materials incorporated into each home build, visit www.buildsmartbreatheeasier.com.

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