Utah County Asthma Coalition

UTAH COUNTY ASTHMA COALITION

History

Utah County Asthma Coalition First local coalition to address asthma Formed in 2008 Funding Source

Utah Asthma Program$3,000 Mini-grant

Idea for coalition – Needs Assessment Purpose

Build successful partnershipsShare Asthma ResourcesPromote Asthma Awareness

Early Successes

Successful Partnerships

Coalition Members Representing

Steve Alder Carrie Bennett Toni Carpenter Gene Cole, Dr PH Eric Edwards Margie Golden Gen Gonzales Angelica Hernandez Joyce Lewallen Kari Schmidt Jen Tischler

Bureau of Air Quality Parent of Asthmatic Child Health Promotion Brigham Young University Health Promotion School Nursing Mountainlands (MCHC) Centro Hispano Health Care Provider UVRMC Gold Medal Schools Tobacco Prevention

Share Asthma Resources PTA Conference

Asthma Coloring Books

Bilingual Asthma Bookmarks

CDC Asthma-Friendly School DVDs

MountainlandsAsthma Fact SheetMyths & Facts About

AsthmaSecond-Hand Smoke

and Asthma10 Steps to Making

Your Home Asthma Friendly

Meter-dose InhalerNebulizerQuick Relief/Rescue

Promote Asthma Awareness Celebration of the

Three WisemenCentro Hispano

Asthma Awareness MonthCherry Creek

Elementary

Unexpected Successes Lindi Shumaker

Lincoln7 months old

Extended funding for five more years

Future

Utah County Asthma Coalition Funding Source

Utah Asthma Program$15,000 grant

PurposeDevelop local coalitionConduct an assessment utilizing local dataCreate a local asthma plan

○ Local data assessment○ Indoor Home Assessments

Conduct asthma interventions○ Asthma School Advocate○ Day for Kids

Evaluate all activities

Current Partners

Coalition Members Representing

Steve Alder Rebecca Baird Celeste Beck Toni Carpenter Gene Cole, Dr PH Eric Edwards Margie Golden Gen Gonzales & Sussy Bilbao Angelica Hernandez Andrea Jensen Joyce Lewallen Ali Martin Kari Schmidt Penny Stubbs Jen Tischler

Environmental Health Environmental Health - BYU Utah Asthma Program Health Promotion Brigham Young University Health Promotion School Nursing Mountainlands (MCHC) Centro Hispano Parent of Asthmatic Children Health Care Providers Utah Asthma Program Tobacco Prevention PTA Tobacco Prevention