DCAsthma.org

(June 2010) 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

	Presentations are now available from the National Capital Region Asthma Partnership Conference hosted on May 6, 2010 by the DC, MD, and VA state asthma control programs. The agenda (PDF: 122 KB/1 page) featured regional workshops on the NHLBI asthma guidelines, healthy homes, and social marketing.
	Visit the NHLBI's National Asthma Control Initiative (NACI) and subscribe to the new NACI In the Know quarterly e-newsletter.
	EPA's updated AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org Communities in Action Web site features new interactive forums, tools, and resources.

Other DC Asthma News

	Now available: the DC Strategic Asthma Plan: 2009-2013 (PDF: 55 pages/4.6 MB), Burden of Asthma Report: 2009 (PDF: 100 pages/13.4 MB), and Asthma Surveillance Data: 2002-2006 (IMPACT DC).
	DC Asthma Action Plan (English and Spanish) updated with 2007 NAEPP/NHLBI asthma guidelines.
	World Asthma Day 2009 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.

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.

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.

	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.
	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).

	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.
	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.
	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.

Downloadable Resources

NHLBI's Guidelines Implementation Panel Report outlines six priority messages to put asthma guidelines into action and improve outcomes.

DC Strategic Asthma Plan: 2009-2013 (PDF: 55 pages/4.6 MB)

DOH-endorsed 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)

For more information, contact: Lisa A. Gilmore

Telephone: (202) 415-1962 • E-Mail: lgilmore@natcapasthma.org

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For asthma or any medical condition, individuals should seek medical advice from their health care professional.

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