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CAPITAL ASTHMA COALITION
With proper treatment, asthma attacks are
preventable and
people with asthma can lead healthy and active lives.
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Potomac Gardens Community Day 2007 Saturday, May 5, 2007 NCAC co-hosted the First Annual Potomac Gardens Community Day attended by more than 200 public housing residents in southeast DC (Ward 6) in alliance with the Potomac Gardens Resident Councils, DC Housing Authority, DC Health Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Cooperative Extension Service, and UDC Nursing and Allied Health Respiratory Program. The event launched our coalition's asthma and environmental home visiting program. We also thank our coalition partners who helped to make the health fair hosted at the event a success, including Georgetown University Hospital/MedStarHealth’s KIDS Mobile Medical Clinic (which has provided medical care to Potomac Gardens families for more seven years), CVS/pharmacy, Howard University College of Medicine (asthma screenings), Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities, UDC’s Department of Nursing and Allied Health Respiratory Therapy Program, National Children’s Museum, AMERIGROUP District of Columbia, Chartered Health Plan, Inc., Health Right, Inc., Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., Environmental Justice students from The George Washington University, Community Action Group, and Metro TeenAIDS, among other health and social service providers. EPA Press Brief 5/5/07 (PDF, 35 KB, 2 pages) NCAC and University of District of Columbia team up on home asthma and integrated pest management project. Flyer - Potomac Gardens Community Day (PDF, 315 KB, 1 page) Feria del Asma • (2nd Annual) Asthma Fair 2006
Domingo, 21 de Mayo •
Sunday, May 21, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Our 2nd annual Feria del Asma was a great success! Altogether, 234 children and adults from DC's Latino community received health screenings, counseling, and information about health and social services at this fun and informative event held at DC Parks and Recreation Headquarters in Columbia Heights. Joining us were 66 volunteers who interacted with local residents at 26 exhibitor and screening stations, including the Chartered Health Plan Wellness Van and Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Health’s Mama & Baby Bus. We thank our Education Committee for organizing this activity; DC Department of Health, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A, and Rx4DC for co-sponsoring our event; and Howard Consulting Group, Inc. for donating lunches for our volunteers. Media Advisory 5/10/06 (Word, 1 page, 122 KB) "Second Annual DC Bilingual Asthma Fair (Feria del Asthma) Opens Doors to Health for DC's Latino Residents During National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month" NCAC Bilingual Asthma Resource Guide/Guía de Sercivios (pdf, 6 pages, 3.7 MB) - clases gratuitas de matenimiento del asma (free asthma classes) Flyer - Feria del Asma/Asthma Fair (Word, 2 pages, 184 KB) Flyer - Feria del Asma/Asthma Fair (PDF, 2 pages, 112 KB) The HSC Foundation “Una Guía de Sercivios Comunitarios para Niños con Necesidades Especiales en el Distrito de Columbia” NCAC Latinos and Asthma Fact Sheet (Word, 2 pages, 62KB) Council of Latino Agencies' The State of Latino Health in the District of Columbia (pdf, 74 pages, 1.95 MB) Event Sponsors: Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A Participating Partners: Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A Association of Clinicians for the Underserved American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network American Lung Association of DC AMERIGROUP District of Columbia Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative DC AHEC - District of Columbia Area Health Education Center DC Fire & Emergency Services Department DOH Primary Care and Prevention Administration, DC Control Asthma Now Program Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. Howard University College of Medicine The HSC Pediatric Center (formerly The Hospital for Sick Children) IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia) Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments National Capital Asthma Coalition National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC Project HEALTH Asthma Swimming Program Self Reliance Foundation/Acceso Hispano The Soap and Detergent Association University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region III 2005 Feria del Asma/Asthma Fair NCAC congratulates our Education Committee, including over 30 participating organizations, for making NCAC’s first-ever bilingual Asthma Fair/ Feria del Asma a great success. Held at the DC Parks and Recreation Headquarters at 16th Street and Park Road, NW on Sunday, September 25, 2005, the overwhelming majority of the more than 200 participants were Latino children and their families. Daeman Di Stefano, NCAC’s Project Manager, led the event planning and coordinated more than 40 volunteers who provided free asthma screenings (spirometry); education in asthma medications, peak flow meters, spacers and other devices; hands-on learning activities; translation and interpreter services, counseling, materials; and outreach. Media Advisory 9/25/05 (Word, 1 page, 121 KB) "First-ever DC bilingual Asthma Fair helps Latino children stay healthy during peak back-to-school asthma season" En español: Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology American Lung Association (“Español”) Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Environmental Protection Agency Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs - “Guía de Servicios: Washington a su alcance” |
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