Asthma awareness, advocacy and education

Asthma Research , Health

Held 8th annual asthma clinical conference on 092014 attended by 130 mds, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, health plan administrators and nurses. Provided asthma education to 80 caregivers at quarterly coalition mtgs. taught class at phoenix bioscience high school on the impact of air quality on asthma. Participated in stakeholder meetings at the arizona department of environmental quality in support of epa proposed clean power standards. participated in maricopa county air quality department clean air campaigncollaborated with the arizona department of health services other agencies to co-chair the chronic lower respiratory disease health improvement plan collaborated with the american lung association on its chronic lower respiratory disease coalition published two newsletters