Non-profit

Our "Asthma-Friendly Child Care" project reduces the incidence of asthma, asthma related complications and hospitalizations among children who are in child care settings. Our project provides asthma prevention and management training to child care providers and parents through individualized on-site consultation and group trainings. Training and resources are provided in Spanish, Chinese and English.

The Asthma Coalition of Mississippi (ACM) strives to eliminate asthma among Mississippians by promoting education, prevention, and management of asthma throughout the state. The coalition is divided into nine regional districts (corresponding to the state's nine Public Health Districts) each containing six work groups (advocacy/policy, community, data/surveillance, environment, health care, and school health).

The mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. We strive to accomplish this mission by providing asthma programs to adults and children.

FVAC members promote and provide asthma education in area schools, sporting organizations, and in local Fox Valley communities. Our target audiences are school staff, youth sports coaches and day care staff. Several coalition members are trained to present Asthma 101 ALA program and Live Well, Breathe Well program. Our current projects include training for local pharmacists and clinicians in the use of Asthma Care Fax, partnering with GSK to sponsor Rx for Change, tobacco cessation training and community outreach at YMCA Healthy Kids Day.

The American Lung Association in California's San Bernardino office provides various asthma programs. The OAS PLUS program is our school-based asthma education program, which includes Open Airways for Schools, Kickin' Asthma, Asthma 101 and Exercise & Asthma. These classes provide the education and information necessary for students and their caretakers to better manage their asthma. We also offer a home-based asthma education program; a community health worker provides in-home asthma education and asthma friendly supplies. All of our programs aim to reach the many families affected by asthma.

Healthcare Georgia Foundation launched the Georgia Childhood Asthma Management Program to support programs that improve health outcomes for children and adolescents with asthma. The program supports five grantees throughout Georgia to establish and support coordinated, comprehensive, evidence-based programs that foster linkages among those responsible for children's asthma care (providers, schools, community organizations, and families).

For the past ten years we have been teaching Open Airways for Schools and Tools for Schools in West Oakland. We have recently aquired a BreathMobile and are now able to teach and treat students in schools. We are a non-profit with the mission of reaching out to our community to address the signs, symptoms, triggers and treatment of asthma.

Think Kids 2010 Asthma Awareness Program in Schools J. Cord Williamson ¿Think Kids 2010¿ Alliance Green for Edu Facilities The goal of the asthma education in schools is to decrease the number of asthmatics to indoor environmental asthma triggers; to educate parents and caretakers on indoor triggers and actions to reduce them

Our Asthma programs are designed to reach out to any child or adult living with asthma in the state of Oregon. Our goals are to decrease the burden of Asthma, decrease the number of smokers, increase number of organizations working toward clean air for our schools, homes, and communities. We train leaders for adult and childhood asthma, self-management education programs.

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research.