ARC Symposium Information

Connecting Asthma Care from the Clinic to the Community: 
A Leadership Role for Public Health Departments and Their Partners

A Symposium held on September 27, 2006

Sponsored by the Asthma Regional Council of New England

In Partnership with the

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region I (New England)

With additional support from

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I (New England)

Public Health Departments from around the country are coordinating innovative programs for high-risk families with asthma.

They realize that effective asthma management, for some patients, requires supportive services

that go beyond the clinic setting and which include community partnerships and home-based interventions.

The Goal of this Symposium was to help public health departments in the New England region lead the way in promoting effective asthma

management, through expanding home-based clinical and environmental services, and by developing effective

community partnerships and resources.

The Symposium Presented:

• Research on effective comprehensive care for asthma

• Survey findings of model public health programs from around the nation

• Information by public health professionals who are doing this work

• EPA "Change Package" developed to improve asthma management

The morning session focused on information-sharing; the afternoon session involved round table discussions, structured in working teams. The teams were organized by local or state health departments which brought together partner organizations wishing to work together to plan new and enhanced home-based asthma programs. A background paper was provided to the audience entitled Enhancing Asthma Management Using In-Home Environmental Interventions:  A Review of Public Health Department Programs.

Information on the Day

• Agenda
• Feedback Form
• Results of Feedback Form
• Registrants

Presenter PowerPoints

• Laurie Stillman, ARC Executive Director
• Megan Sandel, Researcer and Pediatrician, Boston Medical Center
• Polly Hoppin & Molly Jacobs, Environmental Health Initiative, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Margaret Reid, Director of Asthma and Diabetes Prevention & Control, Boston Public Health Commission
• Lila Wickham, Director of Environmental Health, Multnomah County (OR) Healthy Homes
• Rich Rodriguez, Health Program Assistant, Connecticut Department of Public Health
• Cindy Barry, Assistant Director of Health Education & Promotion, Ledge Light Health District
• Brenda Yamashita, Program Director, Alameda County (CA) Public Health Department
• Dave Rowson, Director, Center for Asthma & Schools, U.S. EPA Headquarters

Symposium Resources

• Enhancing Asthma Management Using In-Home Environmental Interventions:  A Review of Public Health Department Programs

• AHRQ's Asthma Care Quality Improvement:  A Resource Guide for State Action
• ARC's Home Building Guidance
• Asthma Health Outcomes Project (AHOP)
• Community Best Practice Models on Asthma and the Environment
• DPA's Communities in Action for Asthma Friendly Environments
• EPA's Asthma Home Environment Checklist for Asthma Educators

• EPA's Health Plan Guide for Implementing a Home Visiting Program

• Improving Asthma Management by Addressing Environmental Triggers:  Challenges and Opportunities for Delivery and Financing

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