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(Oct. 2009) Welcome! Please use this
site and links to asthma programs
in DC-MD-VA for asthma-related activities and resources. ―
Lisa A. Gilmore, former Executive Director,
National Capital Asthma Coalition,
(202) 415-1962.
Announcements
DC Asthma Events 2009
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World Asthma Day
news
release (PDF: 65 KB/2 pages) and
agenda
(PDF: 50 KB/1 page):
On
May 7, the
Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (MACCHE),
Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN),
and DC Partnership to Improve Children’s Healthcare Quality (DC PICHQ)
conducted a forum for healthcare providers and community
partners on putting the
national asthma guidelines into practice.
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L to R: James P. Kiley, PhD, Director,
Division of Lung Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
joins in congratulating Theresa M. Shivers, Chief, Health Maintenance
and Special Needs Branch, United Planning Organization (UPO) on UPO's
Asthma Stars Recognition Award presented by Danny Bellamy, Chief
Operating Officer, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. |
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Asthma Call to Action for DC Children and
Youth
media event
(PDF: 28 KB/2 pages). Conducted on Oct. 28, 2008 at the Trinidad Recreation Center (Ward 5) with
Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., Councilmember David A. Catania, senior
officials from DC Departments of Health, Public Schools, and Parks and
Recreation, and community organizations. At the event, The HSC Foundation
presented
Asthma
Stars Recognition Awards (PDF: 20 KB/2 pages) to three exemplary
school programs.
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L to R: DC Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.
(Ward 5); DC Councilmember David A. Catania (At-Large); Thomas W.
Chapman, MPH, EdD, President and CEO, The HSC Foundation; and Pierre
N.D. Vigilance, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health. |
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Asthma screenings and information provided
to DC children and parents by the University of the District of Columbia
Nursing and Allied Health Respiratory Therapy Program (background) and
by Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (foreground).
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NCAC and Lisa A. Gilmore
featured in
Asthma Education Makes Cents (PDF: 286 KB/3 pages) cover story in
Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care, March 2009, Vol. 18,
No. 2.
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State
of Childhood Asthma and Future Directions: Strategies for Implementing Best
Practices Pediatrics
supplement, March 2009, with
recommendations from the
Merck Childhood Asthma Network Conference.
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DC's
Student Access
to Treatment Act of 2007 (PDF: 42 KB/6 pages)
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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11/12/08 GWU News: EPA Region 3
awarded the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment
(MACCHE), a joint effort between George Washington University and
Children’s National Medical Center, a collaborative grant of $50,000 for a
Healthy Asthma Homes Project focused on DC Wards 6, 7, and 8 where asthma
prevalence is high. |
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Downloadable Resources
NHLBI's
Guidelines
Implementation Panel Report outlines six key messages to put
asthma guidelines into action and improve outcomes.
DOH-endorsed
2009
DC Asthma Action Plan
DC DOH Anaphylaxis Action Plan
(PDF: 1.3 MB/4 pages)
DC
School Asthma/Anaphylaxis Emergency Poster
endorsed by DOH and DC Public Schools (PDF: 311 KB/1 page)
A
Guide to Good Asthma Care consumer brochure (PDF: 2 MB/2 pages)
available free to copy or
reprint.
Managing Asthma and Allergies in DC Schools: A Comprehensive Resource and
Education Guide
DC's
Student Access
to Treatment Act of 2007 (PDF: 42 KB/6 pages)
Instructions for
A+ LIFE© (Asthma Learning Is For
Everyone)©, a fun, family asthma education program.
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