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Through both clinical care and community partnerships, Boston Medical Center (BMC) provides a full spectrum of accessible services to people with asthma within the Boston area, with particular emphasis on providing care for those who can not afford it.

The Healthy Hoops Program is an innovative, community-based program that provides health screenings and education to boys and girls with asthma, ages 8-14, in a fun setting with celebrity basketball coaches and medical supervision, as well as a mini-basketball camp.

KaiserPermanente provides adult asthma care, conducts outreach for high risk asthma patients, and educates and empowers self care of asthma.

Hartford Asthma Call to Action Taskforce is a coalition of service-providing agencies, educational institutions and grassroots organizations.

The Asthma Health Management Program at Priority Health employs asthma improvement strategies that include, but are not limited to, identification of the member population, risk stratification, directed member education, physician registries, education and incentives, clinical practice guidelines, and employer support.

The American Lung Association of Ohio works to have an impact on the asthma epidemic and raise awareness about asthma and asthma management.

The Asthma Disease Management Program strives to educate members and providers about the proper management of persistent asthma according to the NHLBI Asthma Guidelines to improve members' quality of life.

The EPA Asthma Team works to reduce the burden of asthma in the United States through partnerships, education, and awareness-building nationwide.

Certified Asthma educators from the asthma management program at Children's Mercy Family Health Partners form relationships with primary care physicians to help them implement comprehensive asthma management in their offices, leading to improved patient health and reduced costs for patients and their families in Kansas City.