Education/Outreach Materials

This is the first issue of the National Asthma Control Program’s
(NACP) quarterly newsletter, Asthma Quick Takes. This newsletter includes
recent important publications on asthma, relevant news, and program
successes and challenges for those involved in public health interventions for asthma.

Asthma education and resources to help you care for preschool children with asthma (PPTs, fact sheets, videos, curriculum, etc...)

With the help of the Education and Public Subcommittee of the Asthma Alliance of North Carolina (AANC), the North Carolina Asthma Program has developed this asthma curriculum toolkit to help meet the current needs of children under the age of 5 and of the child care providers who care for them in North Carolina. Children under the age of 5 are of high priority within North Carolina, so providing asthma education information to those who care for them is also a high priority.

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) lauched www.redalergiayasma.org.

AANMA staff interviewed former NFL player Chris Draft for the September issue of the MA Report. In the article, titled “Your Asthma Game Plan: A team effort”,

Developed by ORCAS in collaboration with the American Lung Association, Lungtropolis® is a powerful, inexpensive tool for giving parents and children the information and guidance they need to manage asthma.

Web based resource list with links to a variety of asthma resources aimed at strengthening the clinical care team and providing patient self management tools.

Attention Child Care Providers and Administrators!

Simple steps you can take to create a healthier school environment for students living with asthma.

The Inner City Respiratory Alliance is designed to reduce the burden of respiratory disease in minority communities and decrease healthcare disparities through a unique partnership and collaboration between Not One More Life, Inc and The CHEST Foundation's One Breath Campaign. Using a coordinated 3 part strategy The Inner City Respiratory Alliance provides tools, education, and networking resources to local health care providers. The Outreach portion of the program assists local providers in setting up free screening, assessment, respiratory education, and follow-up referrals for participants in their communities who exhibit poor respiratory health.

The Inner City Respiratory Alliance is the first partnership to work with local providers, educators and national thought leaders to improve respiratory care in minority communities. Among the resources available to participants are data tracking programs, patient and provider education, Spanish and English screening/assessment forms, and a tool kit to facilitate local outreach events.