Coalition

The Florida Asthma Program is committed to seeking out and building partnerships that will enable us to carry out the goals, objectives and priorities outlined in our state asthma plan, thus improving the quality of asthma care and management. Florida has a wealth of resources, individuals and organizations committed to reducing the burden of asthma.

The Ohio Asthma Coalition is a collaborative group of medical and public health professionals, business and government agency leaders, community activists and others dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma through information-sharing, networking and advocacy.

The West Virginia Asthma Coalition (WVAC) is a group of more than 80 organizations and individuals working together to reduce the burden of asthma-related illnesses in the state through a comprehensive public health approach.

MAAP is a 200-member coalition with a mission to reduce disparities in asthma care for communities in MA disproportionately impacted by Asthma. MAAP accomplishes its mission by convening community stakeholders and health care professionals across MA to advance the MA state asthma plan in the areas of healthy schools, healthy homes, health and adult/ occupational asthma.

Founded in 2005 from a grant from the WI asthma coalition to address higher incidence of ER visits and hospitalizations related to asthma in our community, especially in the 0-4 age group.

Mission Statement: To improve the quality of asthma education, prevention, management and services in Trempealeau County.

The goal of Healthy Homes is to assist Cowlitz County residents in learning about common health risks in the home associated with asthma, allergies, and other breathing problems. Trained volunteers work with the resident, to perform an in-home assessment that locates common triggers known to aggravate breathing conditions. Some examples include mold and mildew, dust mites, pet dander, and secondhand smoke. Then, the volunteer and resident develop a simple action plan that includes low or no-cost ways in which to make the suggested improvements.

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).

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 goals of the American Lung Association in Alaska are to enhance asthma surveillance, promote asthma awareness, improve systems of asthma care, promote self-management, reduce exposure to environmental factors that trigger asthma, increase school support, and sustain partnership to address the burden of asthma in Alaska.