SOLANO ASTHMA COALITION

Mission Statement

The mission of the Solano Asthma Coalition is to reduce the burden of asthma and to improve the quality of life for people with asthma and their families in Solano County.  We are targeting populations most at risk for poor health outcomes and those experiencing health inequities.  Through collaboration with health care providers, policymakers, educators, and community members we intend to raise awareness of people with asthma and their families about the goals of asthma treatment and strategies to control asthma. We also seek  to change the institutional, environmental, cultural, and individual factors that influence the incidence, prevalence, and severity of asthma in Solano County.

Current Objectives

  • Encourage Solano County school districts to adopt into policy EPA Tools for Schools/CTA Healthy Air Kids
  • Enlist all local providers (physicians, clinic and hospital nurses and respiratory therapists) in the Family Centered Asthma Education Program, a community wide family oriented asthma education program geared toward pediatric patients diagnosed with asthma
  • Provide asthma trainings for school personnel including: front office staff, teachers, coaches, and child care providers
  • Work with Solano County on the Smoke Free Multi-Unit Housing program
  • Local and Statewide Advocacy
  • Encourage Solano County school districts to adopt into policy EPA Tools for Schools/CTA Healthy Air Kids
  • Provide important resources to the community:

The Solano Asthma Coalition (SAC) is composed of concerned health care providers, school nurses, county medical and emergency medical personnel, parents of asthmatics and advocacy and education organizations.

American Lung Association of California
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
Breathe California
California Teachers Association
Child Start Inc.
Dixon Unified School District
Fairfield-Suisun Unified Teachers Association
Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano
LaClinica
NorthBay Health Care
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (RAMP)
Solano Community College
Solano County Health and Social Services
Solano County Office of Education
Solano Family & Children’s Services
The Children’s Network
Vacaville Unified School District
Vallejo City Unified School District
Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD)
Dr. Chad Tarter, Northbay Neonatology Associates
DaFona McClain Jackson, parent of a child with asthma

Regularly Scheduled Meetings

Solano Asthma Coalition meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month from Noon-1:30 p.m.* Meeting dates are list on our website http://www.solanoasthma.org.  For more information, please contact Susan White at (707) 434-9685 or via e-mail at SolanoAsthma@comcast.net.

*Coalition meetings are subject to change without notice; it is advised to check with the contact person prior to attending.

Staff
Susan White
Program Coordinator
Email: solanoasthma@comcast.net

Contact
Solano Asthma Coalition
1652 W. Texas Street, Suite 102C
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 434-9685 / Fax (707) 427-0153
SolanoAsthma@comcast.net
http://www.solanoasthma.org

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