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Coalition
Update
After more than ten years of
service to the metropolitan Washington, DC region (see
history), the National Capital
Asthma Coalition (NCAC) closed its doors on December 31, 2007. Thank you for
enabling us to build
an extraordinary network of more than 300 professionals and volunteers
dedicated to our mission of improving the system of care and outcomes for
children and adults with asthma. Thanks to our partners, the collaborative
initiatives NCAC launched in
homes,
schools, and
healthcare institutions
will continue to expand. Please make use of the coalition resources
available on this Web site. For more information, please contact
Lisa A. Gilmore (former
Executive Director), (202) 415-1962.
Resources and Recent
Accomplishments:
Our coalition completed our final year with an
outstanding record of accomplishment and resources for consumers and
professionals:
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Created a new standard
DC Asthma Action Plan form
endorsed by the DC Department of Health and available for download in
English
and Spanish. The form may be filled out by hand or on a
computer then printed and saved.
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Published
Managing Asthma and Allergies in DC Schools: A Comprehensive Resource and
Education Guide online and in hardcopy and conducted trainings for
182 principals and staff from DC schools and youth-serving agencies.
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Coordinated
development of policy enacted as the
Student Access
to Treatment Act of 2007 (A17-0226) (PDF: 42 KB/6 pages),
a DC law that permits public, charter, private, a parochial school students
with a valid medication action plan
to possess and self-administer lifesaving asthma or anaphylaxis medications
at school, among other key provisions.
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Trained 255 physicians, nurses, and
other practitioners to date in NCAC's
accredited
Physician Asthma Care
Education Seminar. |
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Established asthma home visiting program with University of the District
of Columbia that provides in-home education, environmental assessments,
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About NCAC:
Launched in 1999 as a
campaign, NCAC evolved into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit alliance of public and private
member organizations that functioned
as a major resource for asthma education and institutional collaboration until
NCAC ceased operation at the end of 2007. NCAC's
organizational structure included
five committees (Policy, Education, Health Services, Environment, and Data)
that
planned and implemented initiatives
and
special events
in coordination with NCAC’s
staff. NCAC's
monthly
e-newsletter
provided ongoing updates to members and other interested parties.
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Resources
Download new
DC Asthma Action Plan form
endorsed by DC Department of Health.

Download
Managing Asthma and Allergies in DC Schools: A Comprehensive Resource and
Education Guide

Download DC's new student self-administration
of asthma and anaphylaxis medication law, the
Student Access
to Treatment Act of 2007 (PDF: 42 KB/6 pages)

Download instructions for
A+ LIFE© (Asthma Learning Is For
Everyone)©, a fun, family centered asthma education program.
Sponsors
We gratefully
acknowledge our past contributors for their financial and
in-kind support:
AMERIGROUP
AstraZeneca
DC Chartered Health Plan
DC Department of Health
GlaxoSmithKline
Health Right, Inc.
The HSC Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
ProTeam: The Vacuum Company
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
Walker & Company, LLP
(Accounting
Services)
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
(Federal Tax-Exempt Application)
National
Association of State Boards of Education
(Asthma School Health Policy Guides)
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