Community

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.

CSRA coalition was formed in January 2007 to bring asthma awareness to the forefront of the community and connect community members to the resources available to help them take control of asthma.

Breath by Breath provides testing and education to students and parents at schools and patients at clinics through a traveling ambulance.The programs goal is to provide testing and education to patients who would normally not travel to the hospital to receive care. Clinics are visited mo

Health Education Lung Program encourages the development of standardized treatment and trigger education in the region through partnerships with local industry and health groups.

Partners Asthma Center Community Asthma Program (CAP) is a broad community asthma awareness program of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital that conducts asthma education programs and trainings, provides collegial support and medical updates on asthma for physician and nurses at Brigham-affiliated Neighborhood Health Centers, and develops educational materials.

Best Practices in Childhood Asthma improves the quality of clinical asthma care for California children, resulting in improved health outcomes, quality of life, and reduction and/or elimination of health disparities.

The Central Ohio Asthma Coalition, the main coordinating agency for organizations and individuals in Columbus who are concerned about the alarming asthma epidemic, provides a neutral forum for asthma information exchange and collaboration on asthma projects to improve the quality of life of individuals affected by asthma.

Asthma Allies improves the quality of life for individuals affected by asthma by raising awareness; providing evidence-based education ; addressing disparity and access issues; and encouraging comprehensive asthma self-management through a team approach.

The American Lung Association of California, Santa Ana office provides asthma education and information about asthma prevention and management in through the Open Aiways for Schools and Preschool Asthma Outreach programs.

The American Lung Association of California, Santa Ana office has two asthma programs, Open Airways for Schools and the Preschool Asthma Outreach program. Both programs target school settings in Orange County providing the target audience with asthma education, prevention and management.