Coalition

Boston Healthy Homes and Schools Collaborative (BHHSC) is a program in HRiA’s Environmental Health Department. BHHSC conducts its work by focusing on health conditions directly related to environmental hazards – specifically asthma and lead poisoning. BHHSC’s membership includes community-based organizations, public agencies, businesses, community development corporations, and local residents.

Mission: The Arizona Asthma Coalition will serve as a catalyst to decrease the burden of asthma in Arizona through awareness, advocacy and education. Vision: To eliminate deaths from asthma.

Allies Against Asthma (Allies) was a national initiative to improve asthma control for children and adolescents. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan Allies has supported seven community-based coalitions and their efforts to improve the way asthma is managed in their communities and provides resources and tools to support other asthma coalitions and programs throughout the United States.

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.