The New York City Asthma Network (NYCAN) is a coalition of local service providers, public health professionals, healthcare institutions, academic institutions, non-profits, and community-based organizations working together to build a coordinated asthma service delivery system and advance health equity by reducing asthma-related disparities across New York City. Through strategic collaboration and by improving care coordination and substandard housing conditions, organizing community-facing events and educational activities, and compiling useful resources for individuals with asthma and their families, NYCAN aims to strengthen the delivery of asthma care, address environmental and social determinants of health, and empower communities most impacted by the burden of asthma across New York City.
Asthma remains the most common chronic childhood disease, and the leading cause of pediatric emergency room visits and hospitalizations in New York City. Black and Latinx children in under-resourced neighborhoods of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn experience the highest rates of asthma-related complications due to environmental hazards, substandard housing conditions, and limited access to preventive care.
NYCAN aims to:
• Decrease asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality.
• Address social and environmental drivers of asthma disparities.
• Integrate and enhance asthma services across sectors.