Before completing the application, please consider:

• Reading the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Change Package for information on the key drivers and examples of successful, field-tested action strategies. Additionally, the model program stories highlighted in the Demonstrating Excellence sections of the Change Package provide examples of award-winning programs and their approaches.
• Reviewing the personalized program mini-Web pages of National Exemplary Award Winners.
• Reviewing and completing the voluntary Program Assessment Tool (requires login) to gauge your program’s strengths within the framework of the five Key Drivers for Program Success.

All National Exemplary Award applicants must be registered participants in the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Network. Register now if you have not done so already.