Community

The Urban Health Plan Asthma Relief Street program in New York was implemented in 2001 to standardize asthma treatment and education services to ensure that all patients with asthma receive a full range of integrated services with a focus on applying evidence based guidelines while emphasizing patient self management.

Children's Hospital Boston Community Asthma Initiative targets children age 2-18 who visit Children's Hospital as a result of asthma or an asthma-related complication, conducts an assessment of the family's needs for asthma care, then provides support, including asthma education, housing or legal advocacy, pest management, care coordination, and referrals to other social agencies.

The EPA Asthma Team works to reduce the burden of asthma in the United States through partnerships, education, and awareness-building nationwide.

The Genesee County Childhood Asthma Task Force, through direct intervention and education in homes and community asthma education, aims to decrease asthma morbidity and mortality in Genesee County.

Certified Asthma educators from the asthma management program at Children's Mercy Family Health Partners form relationships with primary care physicians to help them implement comprehensive asthma management in their offices, leading to improved patient health and reduced costs for patients and their families in Kansas City.

The mission of the Southwest Michigan Asthma Coalition is to improve the effective management of asthma through education and community action.

The Chicago Asthma Consortium is a coalition of medical and public health professionals, business leaders, government agencies, community activists, and others dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma through information sharing, networking and advocacy.

The mission of the Washtenaw Asthma Coalition is to prevent the development of asthma and to improve the quality of life of asthmatics through community-wide collaboration.

The Virginia Asthma Coalition is a volunteer based organization for those interested in reducing the morbidity and mortality due to asthma.

The mission of the Mobile C.A.R.E. Foundation is to provide free and comprehensive asthma care, health education, and medications to children with in Chicago's underserved communities via mobile medical clinics, the Asthma Vans.