Asthma Program Manager

Natural cleaning recipes that will not flare-up your asthma.

Natural cleaning recipes for daily use that won't irrate airways.

This is the first issue of the National Asthma Control Program’s
(NACP) quarterly newsletter, Asthma Quick Takes. This newsletter includes
recent important publications on asthma, relevant news, and program
successes and challenges for those involved in public health interventions for asthma.

An archived Webinar provided by Lois Wessel of the Association of Clinics for the Underserved for their Clinical Directors Network.

12-minute streaming presentation by Krista Ward on the experience of the organization “Breathe California Golden Gate Public Health Partnership” in providing asthma education to child care staff in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) lauched www.redalergiayasma.org.

AANMA staff interviewed former NFL player Chris Draft for the September issue of the MA Report. In the article, titled “Your Asthma Game Plan: A team effort”,

Developed by ORCAS in collaboration with the American Lung Association, Lungtropolis® is a powerful, inexpensive tool for giving parents and children the information and guidance they need to manage asthma.

Starting in October 2010, the Montana Asthma Control Program convened researchers, clinicians, environmental health experts and other asthma partners from around the state to review the evidence related to asthma triggers and their health impact in Montana. The result is the consensus paper, An Overview of Environmental Asthma Triggers in Montana.

The paper summarizes clinical and policy recommendations, patient resources, and research needs related to asthma in Montana.

Findings from the Washington Heights/Inwood Network (WIN) for Asthma program were featured in an online article of the American Journal of Public Health. The article, "Community Health Workers as Drivers of a Successful Community-Based Disease Management Initiative," points to the importance of community health workers in bridging gaps in care, providing culturally appropriate education and services and connecting families to the best clinical and social resources for those most in need.