Who's Doing What? To learn about programs implementing the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California, you can search our database of partners by County, by Strategic Plan objective, by program name, key contact, or keyword. Filter County All Counties Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Humbolt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen Los Angeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Statewide Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba Strategic Plan Objective All Objectives Research, Epidemiology, and Evaluation  1. Studies on asthma hosp. rates/morbidity/mortality  2. Build partnerships to collaborate on research  3. Investigate environmental factors and asthma  4. Assess asthma TA needs / interest in collaboration Public Education  1. Develop list of cultural/linguistic experts  2. Disseminate culturally appropriate materials  3. ID best practices for reaching diverse groups  4. Implement awareness programs for diverse groups  5. Educate policy-makers on environmental risk factors  6. Maintain web-based best practices clearinghouse  7. Dev. training programs/adopt standards for schools Asthma Treatment and Management  1. Conduct provider education  2. Increase use of controller meds (AI/B ratio)  3. Increase number of personalized asthma plans  4. Increase rate of flu vaccinations among asthmatics  5. Lower hosp. rate/ER visits/other disease indicators  6. Ensure availability of medication for school-aged  7. Increase early recognition/response among patients Secondary Prevention of Asthma  1. Increase home environmental control measures  2. Reduce allergens/irritants in preschools  3. Work with Dept of Ed. to reduce triggers in schools  4. Work with partners to reduce work-related asthma  5. Help EPA to develop exposure policies/standards Policy  1. Improve coverage for un-/under- insured asthmatics  2. Educate policy-makers re. comm.-based interventions  3. Create DHS structure for surveillance/prev./mgmt.  4. Promote asthma assessment in CHDP guidelines  5. Help local health depts. to build program capacity   Search by Program   Search by Contact

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