Colorado Asthma Coalition

Location:
5600 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard Suite 100
80111 Greenwood Village , CO
Colorado

Program Type:

Coalition

Population Served:

  • White
  • African American
  • Hispanic
  • Native American

Area Served:

  • Urban
  • Suburban
  • Rural
  • Low-Income
  • Minority
http://www.lungcolorado.org/
The Colorado Asthma Coalition is a consortium of healthcare professionals and community members committed to working together as a united force to improve the health and quality of life for Colorado children and adults impacted by asthma.

Collectively solving the public health crisis caused by asthma The Colorado Asthma Coalition (CAC) is a consortium of healthcare professionals and community members committed to working together as a united force to improve the health and quality of life for Colorado children and adults impacted by asthma.

The shared agenda includes:
• Increasing awareness of asthma as a chronic but manageable disease
• Providing shared advocacy that promotes accessibility and quality of asthma care, particularly for low income and disparate populations, and addresses environmental factors contributing to asthma
• Promoting healthcare provider practice that is congruent with the National Institute for Health (NIH) Expert Panel II Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.