NATIONAL
CAPITAL ASTHMA COALITION
With proper treatment, asthma attacks are
preventable and
people with asthma can lead healthy and active lives.
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With proper treatment, asthma attacks are
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Archive of Education Committee Summary: Bringing together more than 30 organizational partners, NCAC's Education Committee successfully planned and conducted NCAC's first bilingual Feria del Asma/Asthma Fair on Sunday, September 25, at 3149 16th Street, NW which attracted more than 200 Latino children and adults for free asthma screenings and other resources. Using this model, NCAC conducted a second successful Feria del Asma/Asthma Fair on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at the same location. The committee also expanded educational program offerings and implemented additional activities in the action plan (Word, 10 pages, 147KB) Minutes: (all files in Word format) Education Committee Agenda 4/10/07 Education Committee Minutes 3/2/06 Education Committee Minutes 2/9/06 Education Committee Minutes 1/19/06
About the Education Committee This committee focuses on educating and empowering children, youth, caregivers, professionals, and the community on best practices for managing asthma. Approaches include, but are not limited to, trainings, workshops, conferences, individual and group counseling, health fairs, media outreach, distribution of tools and materials, educational partnerships, and targeted campaigns. Special annual community events have included a Feria del Asma/Asthma Fair conducted in Spanish and English; World Asthma Day asthma education fairs at Children’s Health Center (Good Hope Road) in Southeast DC and Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubhouses in Northeast and Northwest DC. Participating Organizations: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network A Wider Circle American Lung Association of DC Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative Council of Latino Agencies DC Chartered Health Plan DC Department of Health DC CAN DC Housing Authority GlaxoSmithKline Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN) Howard University College of Medicine IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia) La Clínica del Pueblo Latin American Youth Center Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs National Capital Asthma Coalition National Children’s Museum National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention Self Reliance Foundation/Acceso Hispano Smokefree DC The Soap and Detergent Association University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service Washington Hospital Center |
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