- 2.1: Organizational Structure
- 2.2: Meetings and Symposia Proceedings
- 2.3: Publications
- 2.4: Newsletters
- 2.5: Contact ARC
- 2.6: News
Our mission:
To reduce the impact of asthma across New England, through collaborations of health, housing, education, and environmental organizations with particular focus on the contribution of schools, homes, and communities to the disease and with attention to its disproportionate impact on populations at greatest risk.
Recent Developments in Asthma Prevention and Control
Our most recent conference, "Recent Developments in Asthma Prevention and Control: Today's Opportunities for Health Providers and Payers", was held on Thursday, June 19, 2008. With nearly 100 participants, including doctors, nurses, asthma educators, and government and private sector individuals, the conference was filled to capacity. We thank all the participants, sponsors, and co-sponsors for making this event a tremendous success!
Powerpoint Presentations:
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Lauren Smith:
Asthma in Massachusetts: How are we doing? (Keynote Presentation) -
Carlos Camargo:
Highlights of the 2007 NIH Asthma Guidelines -
David Link:
Use of a Childhood Asthma Registry to Vanquish Bad Outcomes -
Evelin Viera:
Patient-Centered Asthma Care Partnership -
Ismail Nabeel:
Asthma in the Workplace: What's Relevant for Primary Care and Public Health -
Megan Sandel:
The Role and Reality of the Practicing Provider -
Polly Hoppin:
A "Business Case" for Asthma Education & Environmental Interventions -
Stepahnie Chalupka:
The Role of the Nurse and the Community Health Educator -
Susan Sommer:
Filling the gap: A hospital's response -
Shari Nethersole / Matthew Sadof:
Asthma Consensus Statement: A Health Care Provider Perspective on Working with Payers, Health Organizations, and Government to Improve Asthma Outcomes
Sponsors: Asthma Regional Council, University of Massachusetts - Lowell, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Co-Sponsors: American Lung Association of New England, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter, Baystate Children's Hosptial, Boston Medical Center, Boston Public Health Commission, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pedriatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Public Health Association, New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Conference Partners: Region 1 (New England) Offices - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
This report updates our first Business Case published in 2007.