Mission:
To create an "asthma friendly" community by promoting awareness, education, management, and prevention.
Objectives:
This coalition is a diverse group of 85 members, representing 40 organizations/agencies comprised of medical professionals, public health professionals, government agencies, community-based organizations, and others dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma through information-sharing, networking, and advocacy.
Members volunteer their time to meet and strategize approaches to making Stanislaus County an "asthma friendly" community through:
- Public Education
- Treatment & Management
- Data & Epidemiology
- Strategic Planning & Policy Advocacy
General meetings are held on a quarterly basis on a Wednesday, 12:30p.m. - 2 p.m.
Sub-Committees meet on a monthly-basis. (2010 Schedule)
How to become a Member:
Membership shall be open to individuals who have a passion and commitment to decrease morbidity and mortality due to asthma within Stanislaus County. Membership is a volunteer position without compensation. The time and support of our members is valuable and appreciated. Members are a key component in successfully preventing and controlling asthma.
Partners:
- Agriculture Commission
- Airport Neighbors United
- American Lung Association of Central California
- Anthem Blue Cross of California
- Astra-Zeneca
- Caremore
- CARES project
- Central California Child Development Services
- Ceres Partnership for Healthy Children
- Child Health & Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program
- Children & Families Commission
- Doctors Medical Center
- Environmental Resources
- Fresno-Madera Medical Society
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Golden Valley Health Centers
- Health Net of California
- Health Plan of San Joaquin
- Health Services Agency (HSA)
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kaplan College
- Maternal Child & Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program
- Medic Alert
- Memorial Medical Center
- Merced-Mariposa County Asthma Coalition
- Merck
- Migrant Education
- Modesto City Schools
- Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District
- Oakdale Unified School District
- Office of Education
- Patterson Unified School District
- Public Health Services
- RAMP (Regional Asthma Management & Prevention)
- Riverbank Unified School District
- San Joaquin Public Health Services
- San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
- San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium
- Sepracor
- Stanislaus Health Foundation
- Sutter Gould Medical Group
- Sutter Health Medical Foundation
- Sylvan Unified School District
- Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals
- West Modesto-King Kennedy Neighborhood Collaborative
Resources:
Contributions:
The Stanislaus County Asthma Coalition gratefully accepts tax-deductible donations from the community to help reduce the burden of asthma.
To make a donation:
Please make check or money order payable to:
Stanislaus County Asthma Coalition
Tax ID# is: 94-6000540
Mailing Address:
Stanislaus County Asthma Coalition
c/o Health Services Agency Finance Department
1030 Scenic Drive
Modesto, CA 95350
Chair:
Wallace Carroll, M.D.
Stanislaus County Asthma Coalition
Sub-Committee Chair:
Arlaine Gutierrez, M.D.
Public Education
Treatment & Management
Sharon Hutchins, Epidemiologist
Data & Epidemiology
John Walker, M.D.
Strategic Planning & Policy Advocacy
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