Community

The Children’s RESPIRA Education Program provides bilingual medical and educational services to Latino families with asthmatic children in Essex, Union, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey.

Clean Air Council works in medically under-served communities of Philadelphia to educate asthmatics, caregivers, and parents about indoor and outdoor environmental triggers and connects them with free or low-cost health and asthma management services.

The goal of ZAP asthma is to improve the health and quality of children with asthma who live in inner city communities, thereby reducing school days lost, caregiver work days missed, and decreasing emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

The A-Team works actively with state departments, local governments and community groups to provide asthma education and asthma management resources and services free of charge so that every child between 5-11 has an Asthma Action Plan and is empowered to live an active lifestyle.

The Washington-Heights Inwood Network (WIN) for Asthma is a hospital-community partnership designed to improve outcomes for children with poorly controlled asthma.

The Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program (IVCAP) is a community-based grant-funded program, the only program in the Imperial County designed to improve the quality of life of children ages 0-18, with special emphasis on low-income Latino families with children ages 0-5 who suffer from asthma.

Through an education and outreach program, CHEST aims to reduce the incidence of asthma exacerbation, hospitalization and asthma related deaths.

The Action Against Asthma program addresses environmental justice issues related to health, the environment and housing through education, community organizing and advocacy.

The Northern Manhattan Asthma Basics for Children (ABC) Initiative collaborates with community care organizations to empower parents to better manage their children's asthma.

The Franklin C. Fetter Community Health Center has eight locations that serve both pediatric and adult populations.