Community

The East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence (EHACE) provides individuals and families with FREE services to help control asthma and improve their overall health. These services include one-on-one asthma counseling, community health workshops and referrals for indoor pest and mold removal. EHACE is a program of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s East and Central Harlem District Public Health Office.

The Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) partnered with The George Washington University (GW) School of Public Health and Health Services, the RCHN Community Health Foundation and Rho to implement the Community Healthcare for Asthma Management and Prevention of Symptoms (CHAMPS) project in three non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC).This initiative in community health centers (CHC) is designed to demonstrate how tailored, evidence-based asthma management programs proven efficacious in controlled trials, can be implemented in real-world settings where many children and families most in need get care.

The TUFF Project was founded in 2013 after my son died with asthma at the young age of 18. We fight for those with asthma and help those to deal with asthma, its illness, treatments and care.

Triple A is an evidence based peer education program for secondary schools to improve self management of asthma and prevent the uptake of smoking in adolescents.

The Asthma Awareness Patch Program was developed by the Asthma Coalition of Long Island with the collabo­ration of Girl Scouts of the USA and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and has been supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health to the American Lung Association of New York State, Inc.

The Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation is hosting our annual Breathe Easy Asthma Awareness 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run. For health related professions, we would like for you to participate in our health expo which will occur during and after the 5K. Our goal for the health expo is to educate the community on asthma and allergy prevention measures as well as other health related information. The intent is to be as informative and hands on as possible.

Chronic disease coalition supported by the New Jersey Department of Health.

Promotoras conduct home visits for children with asthma that were seen in CHMC's ER or hospitalized with asthma. They provide asthma education and remediation of potential asthma triggers in the home.

Work as a team to address the topics of food, personal care, household cleaners, yard chemicals, and other areas of potential toxic exposure and environmental harm, as made possible by the collective knowledge and network of a growing task force.