Midwest Regional Asthma Summit
Omaha, NE
September 21, 2017
The Midwest Regional Asthma Summit was supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as The American Lung Association, Heritage Health, and WellCare Health Plans.
Health, housing and environmental professionals converged to discuss the successes, opportunities and challenges of financing in-home asthma care.
Presentations:
- The Business Case, Key Role of Data for Asthma Interventions: Ben Francisco, Ph.D., PNP-BC, AE-C, Director, Asthma Ready Communities, University of Missouri
- Working with Medicaid to Advance Asthma Care & Education: Ben Francisco, Ph.D., PNP-BC, AE-C, Director, Asthma Ready Communities, University of Missouri
- The Business Case and Using Data in Asthma Home Environmental Assessment Programs Kevin: Kennedy, M.P.H., CIEC, Director of the Center for Environmental Health, Children's Mercy
- Asthma Care in the Real World: Shannon Melton, M.P.H., Director of Health Programs, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance; Kat Vinton, Family Advocacy Manager, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance; Carolyn Schaefer, B.S.N., R.N., Case Manager/Coordinator, Polk County Health Department, Healthy Homes Des Moines; Kiersten Cooley, Family Outreach Specialist, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, Healthy Homes Des Moines
- Funding In-Home Asthma Care Breakout: Julie Kuhn, M.S.W., Program Manager, Asthma CarePartners, Sinai Urban Health Institute
Facilitator: Katrin Kral, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Credentials & Training: Are You Ready?: Kevin Kennedy, M.P.H., CIEC, Director of the Center for Environmental Health, Children's Mercy
- Missouri Telehealth Network Presentation: Ben Francisco, Ph.D., PNP-BC, AE-C, Director, Asthma Ready Communities, University of Missouri
- Making the Case to Decision-Makers: Senator Tony Vargas, Nebraska State Legislature