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CAP Website Brings People Together

Rosemarie Yu
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Are you looking for best practices in addressing asthma triggers in the home? There is no need to reinvent the wheel.
Are you interested in organizations that are actively collecting asthma data and statistics? There may be potential for collaboration on a program. What specific strategies and programs are being implemented to address the goals of the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California? The CAP website has a feature that allows users to search the database of partners by county, by Strategic Plan objective, by program name, key contact, or keyword.

This feature has great potential, but only if all organizations addressing asthma and issues related to asthma, join the network.  Even if your organization specializes in only one goal of the Plan, all are encouraged to join the network and share your activities.  Our goals are similar: to improve the health and quality of life of the Californians we serve. 
By sharing and collaborating, we get closer to the goal of reducing the burden of asthma in our state.

To join the site, simply register on the home page and once you confirm your registration, you can add your organizations profile by selecting  “About CAP” from the main menu and “Find a Partner.”  You’ll then have the option to search the program database or create your profile by selecting the “Add an Entry” box on the right side of the page.  Be sure to complete the information in the top two boxes of the form (note that there are multiple tabs in each box).

If you have any problems completing a profile, please feel free to contact Deanna Rossi, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

2010 California Clinical Asthma Summit

Patricia Goins Porter
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2010 CALIFORNIA CLINICAL ASTHMA SUMMIT (Register now to take advantage of our "early bird' registration fee.)

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 29, 2010  8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA
Featuring: Keynote, plenary, and breakout interactive sessions led by asthma experts highlighting clinical best practices and effective models for providing quality asthma care and improving health outcomes for people with asthma. Planned topics include implementing NAEPP Guideline-based care for children and adults, utilizing office-based spirometry, prevention and management of work related asthma, and identifying and responding to cultural barriers affecting asthma care.

CME/CEU credits available: 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)(tm)(CME), 7.0 Continuing Education Units (CEU). See details here.

Who Should Plan to Attend? Health care providers, public health providers, and community asthma stakeholders are invited to attend.
Registration - Basic fee $50.00/Additional fee $25 for continuing education credits.  Please note: Registration fees increase after May 29th..
Summit details and online registration is available on the California Asthma Public Health Initiative's website: www.betterasthmacare.org.
For a printable conference announcement, please click here.

Hosted by the California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI), a program within the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The 2010 California Asthma Summit Planning Committee includes representatives from the American Lung Association in California, Asthma & Allergy Foundation (California Chapter), BREATHE California of Los Angeles County, California Asthma Public Health Initiative/CDPH (CAPHI), California Breathing/CDPH, Work-Related Asthma Prevention Program/CDPH, and Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (RAMP).
 

CAP Webinar Series-Recordings Available

Isam Herndon
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On April 7, California Asthma Partners presented the second of a series of webinars focused on the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California. In this second presentation, the focus was on triggers found in urban environments that affect asthma management and highlighted an example of a Land Use Guidance Document used by cities and counties in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), when planning neighborhoods or issuing permits for construction of commercial, industrial or transportation sources that have potential toxic emissions. 

The presenters were Michael A. LeNoir, MD, FAAP, FAAAI, Pediatrician, Asthma and Allergy Specialist, and Dr. Jean Ospital, Health Effects Officer for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).  Over 60 individuals from various health related fields participated, and most gave the webinar a positive rating.

Thanks to the steering committee for the development of this webinar: Joyce Gray from the Ethnic Health Institute at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Patty Porter from California Asthma Public Health Imitative, which is an asthma program within the California Department of Public Health, Bindi Gandhi from CA Breathing, Cynthia Verdugo-Peralta from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and Isam Herndon from Glaxo Smith Kline.

To review the information provided in this webinar please go to this link .  The next CAP webinar will held in October and will focus on asthma and indoor environments.

 
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