5016.0: Wednesday, November 19, 2003: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The Allies Against Asthma Experience: Control of asthma is dependent on a person’s ability to manage the disease. The individual can only manage well if services, resources and support are available and adequate. Ensuring a supportive environment involves the integration of a wide range of sectors and systems to address the clinical, environmental, family and community factors that influence asthma control. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Allies Against Asthma National Program sponsors the efforts of seven coalitions as they are developing community-wide approaches for asthma control. The lessons learned by the coalitions as they face challenges and seek solutions should enhance understanding of effective asthma management. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1) Increase knowledge of coalitions as a mechanism for effective asthma management; 2) Describe challenges and strategies to engage diverse stakeholders in community coalitions; 3) Describe effective processes and structures for decision-making; 4) Become familiar with strategies to promote integration of asthma control activities. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Frances D. Butterfoss, PhD | |||
| Noreen M. Clark, PhD | |||
| Building successful community coalitions: Engaging and sustaining grassroots involvement Elisa Nicholas, MD, MSPH, Jane W. Peterson, RN, PhD, Marielena Lara, MD, MPH | |||
| Coalitions: A tool for coordination and integration of community asthma control strategies James W Krieger, MD, MPH, Robert Groves, MA, MPH, Marielena Lara, MD, MPH, Kimberly Wicklund, MPH | |||
| Engaging physicians in asthma coalitions Cynthia Kelly, MD, John R. Meurer, MD, MBA | |||
| Introduction: The Allies Against Asthma Experience Noreen M. Clark, PhD, Linda Jo Doctor, MPH, Laurie LaChance, PhD, Amy Friedman, MPH, Christy Houle, MPH, Xin Geng, MS | |||
| Working collaboratively toward effective decision-making Frances D. Butterfoss, PhD, James M Krieger, MD MPH, Michael P. Rosenthal, MD | |||
| Organized by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development | ||
| Endorsed by: | Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy | ||