[firstname], Asthma Coalition of Texas Newsletter 5-Feb-10

Gladys Casper — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:37:00 GMT

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New Report to Provide National Plan to Improve Childhood Asthma

Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Capitol Visitors Center, Room SVC 209/208

What affects 1-in-7 American children; sends hundreds of thousands of parents racing to the hospital each year; and is estimated to cost our health care system $8 billion annually, more than almost any other childhood condition? Childhood asthma.

While most people think they know asthma, they have no idea just how costly and life threatening it can be - especially when it comes to children. And our health system treats it the same way. A new report to be released on February 23rd finds that we know enough to make meaningful progress on childhood asthma, even without health reform.

Join Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Chair of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy for the release of Changing pO2licy: The Elements for Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes, a new report supported by the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) and RCHN Community Health Foundation (RCHN CHF).

Speakers will:

Review state asthma data and provide new analysis of national health care spending and new data on the number of uninsured children living with asthma

Highlight state and local model programs

Provide the five essential elements America needs to improve childhood asthma outcomes

Make concrete and evidence-based policy recommendations to bring these elements to life by leveraging existing programs including Medicaid and CHIP

Your Participation:
Sara, Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD, Executive Director of MCAN and Feygele Jacobs, MPH, MS, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of RCHN CHF will lead an expert roundtable about America's progress and prospects on childhood asthma. The leaders will seek input from participants about ways to advance the essential asthma elements and improve the lives of millions of children and their families.

Stay tuned: Official invitation and speaker updates to follow.

If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please email
childhoodasthma@ccapr.com .

Calendar Events for 5-Feb-10 to 1-May-10

South Texas Asthma Coalition (STAC) 4th Asthma Action Plan Summit
Sponsor: South Texas Asthma Coalition
Speaker's Name:
Day: Thursday 18-Feb-10 10:00 AM
Location: AACOG 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100 San Antonio, TX 78217
Summary: Click link below for details. /attachments/wysiwyg/539/STAC4thAAPSummit.pdf ...
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Articles for 7-Dec-09 to 5-Feb-10

OUTREACH TO PERSONS WITH ASTHMA ABOUT 2009 H1N1 RISKS

Author: CDC

Release Date: Thursday 28-Jan-10 11:00 AM

OUTREACH TO PERSONS WITH ASTHMA ABOUT 2009 H1N1 RISKS AND PREVENTION (From CDC – APRHB, January 11, 2010) · Overall, flu activity in the United States decreased slightly during the week of December 27, 2009 - January 2, 2010, as reported in FluView. Though flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, it is expected to continue for several more months. · CDC recommends a three-step approach to fighting the flu: o ... [More Info]
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Research finds link between air pollution, school absences in Texas

Author: Mike Lee

Release Date: Thursday 28-Jan-10 11:00 AM

Children in Texas are more likely to miss school when certain types of air pollution increase — even when the levels are below the limit set by the federal government, a new study says. The research also shows that absences decrease significantly when pollution decreases. The study is unusual because it tracks the impact on a large group: 39 of the biggest school districts in Texas, including Dallas and Fort Worth. In El Paso, which has some of the state’s worst air pollution, the... [More Info]
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Pediatric Asthma Initiative Trains Thousands of Health Professionals

Author: NEEFUSA

Release Date: Tuesday 15-Dec-09 12:00 PM

In just three years, more than 3,200 health care professionals, medical students and residents have been trained on environmental management of asthma by our Pediatric Asthma Faculty Champions. These Faculty Champions are pediatric faculty members at five medical schools across the country who work toward integrating environmental management of pediatric asthma into medical education and practice. NEEF is expanding the Pediatric Asthma Initiative with additional Faculty Champions in new... [More Info]
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Spatial Accessibility to Providers and Vaccination

Author: Linda Fu MD, et. al.

Release Date: Tuesday 8-Dec-09 12:00 PM

Click on the link below to view the full article from the December 2009 Pediatrics Spatial Accessibility to Providers and Vaccination
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Booster Vaccinations: Can Immunologic Memory

Author: Michael E. Pichichero, MD

Release Date: Tuesday 8-Dec-09 12:00 PM

Click on link below for complete article from December 2009 Pediatrics Booster Vaccinations: Can Immunologic Memory
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Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Adolescents Aged 14 to 19 in the United States

Author: Sara E. Forhan, et. al.

Release Date: Tuesday 8-Dec-09 11:45 AM

Click on the link below for the full article from December 2009 Pediatrics Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Adolescents Aged 14 to 19 in the United States
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Relative Impact of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial

Author: Florence T. Bourgeois, MD, et. al.

Release Date: Tuesday 8-Dec-09 11:00 AM

Click on the link below for full article from December 2009 Pediatrics Relative Impact of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial
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Directories for 6-Jan-10 to 5-Feb-10

CHRISTUS - Santa Rosa Children's Hospital

Contact: Pamela Wood

Posted by: Pamela Wood

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