Community

Community Asthma Action Program

Program Contact First Name: 
Kay
Program Contact Last Name: 
Stiffler
Phone: 
540-741-7630
Website URL: 
The Community Asthma Action Program provides asthma education in schools, hospitals, and community groups.

We provide asthma education and asthma awareness education to area schools and community groups. We also provide asthma education to patients in the hospital and are developing an out-patient program. We also hold numerous asthma screenings throughout the community with local allergists.

What type of program do you have?: 
Community
Healthcare Provider
Non-profit

California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI)

Program Contact First Name: 
David
Program Contact Last Name: 
Nunez
Phone: 
916-552-9976
Website URL: 
http://www.betterasthmacare.org AND http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/caphi
Through coordinated approaches and partnerships in California, the California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI) seeks to reduce preventable asthma morbidity and mortality, eliminate disparities in asthma practices and outcomes, and implement effective programs and policies on asthma education, management, and prevention.

The mission of the California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI) is to improve the quality of life for all children and adults with asthma in California.

CAPHI is currently conducting its fourth clinical collaborative to promote improved pediatric asthma care and outcomes across California. Prior CAPHI collaboratives with a range of community health centers have resulted in children with asthma experiencing significant care improvements and reduced morbidity, including decreases in emergency visits (between 64 and 78 percent) and hospitalizations (between 67 and 85 percent).

Asthma is a public health priority for California because it continues to directly affect millions of individuals of all ages across the state. Over five million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetime and more than half of them have an asthma attack each year. Asthma reduces the quality of life for millions of people and causes considerable economic costs for California.

Through coordinated approaches and partnerships in California, CAPHI seeks to reduce preventable asthma morbidity and mortality; to eliminate disparities in asthma practices and outcomes; and to implement effective programs and policies in asthma education, management, and prevention according to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Guidelines.

CAPHI partners include local, state, and national organizations, health care providers, county health departments, foundations, coalitions, and academic institutions.

What type of program do you have?: 
Community
Government

Fairfield County Environmental Justice Network

Program Contact First Name: 
Katherine
Program Contact Last Name: 
Woodhead
Phone: 
203-362-1138
Website URL: 
Fairfield County Environmental Justice Network is conducting an educational campaign to encourage people with uncontrolled or undiagnosed asthma to get treatment by educating family and friends about the signs and symptoms of asthma, asthma triggers, and resources.

We are beginning with an educational campaign to encourage people with uncontolled or undiagnosed asthma to get treatment by educating family and friends about the signs and symptoms of asthma, asthma triggers, and resources. This is done through media campaigns and speakers bureau.

What type of program do you have?: 
Community
Non-profit

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