[firstname], Asthma Coalition of Texas Newsletter 12-Mar-08
Hello [firstname],
Welcome to the Asthma Coalition of Texas newsletter of upcoming events, articles, and more from our membership.
Save the Date!
Please make your plans to join us at the 2008 Asthma Coalition of Texas Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held September 11-13. Location TBD. Keep checking back for more information.
New Website: The Texas Asthma Control and Prevention Program has launched a new website! Please take a few minutes to visit the site and let them know what you think:
Recent Coalition Events: The Asthma Coalition of Texas recently testified before the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public Health. A number of Coalition members presented information on successful disease management programs across the state as well as information on the burden of asthma.
Additionally, the Asthma Coalition of Texas recently offered testimony at the HHSC Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics committee on medications for the treatment and management of asthma.
ACT representatives continue to visit local coalitions and participate in their activities. We encourage you to participate in your local coalition. If your community doesn't have a local coalition and you are interested in starting one - please email us! We would love to help.
ACT will be participating in health fairs in Houston and other areas in the coming months. If you would like to request resources for events in your area - please contact us.
WE WANT YOU! The Asthma Coalition of Texas is forming Community Action Teams in all the major metropolitan areas of Texas. If you are interested in serving as a point of contact for your community email your contact information to Kim Davis.
Congratulations to Tyler Texas on becoming Texas' 18th Smoke-Free City!
February 27, 2008 - Deadline Approaching for Tamper-resistant Prescription Pad Requirement Deadline Approaching for Tamper-resistant Prescription Pad Requirement Beginning April 1, doctors and other health-care providers will be required to use tamper-resistant paper when writing prescriptions for patients with Medicaid coverage. This regulation applies to all written prescriptions submitted for payment through the Vendor Drug Program. The regulation does not apply to prescriptions... [More Info]
Take Action During Asthma Awareness Month! May is Asthma Awareness Month. Join the US EPA in the national effort to raise awareness about asthma! This Asthma Awareness Month, host activities to educate people in your community about comprehensive asthma management. Download EPA’s new Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit featuring new ideas for outreach and awareness activities, tips for working with the media, success stories, and much more! Once you have planned your activities, share... [More Info]
2008 National Asthma Forum: Sharing, Learning, and Taking Action Together Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to build on your past experience! Register today for EPA’s Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments National Forum from May 1 - 2, 2008, in Washington, D.C.! Visit www.epaasthmaforum.com to register and view the complete agenda. Share best practices and learn from successful asthma management programs. This year’s event builds on past years to include: ... [More Info]
Mobile asthma bus, kids clinic rolled out By Lauren Grover Tyler Morning Telegraph It is hard for kids to miss school because of asthma when an asthma clinic is parked outside their classroom. Starting next week, students from Winona ISD can schedule appointments with the Breath of Life bus, a mobile asthma clinic designed by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler to treat asthma at school doorsteps all over East Texas. Exams, symptom management, medication and... [More Info]
UPDATE: Tyler Becomes Texas 18th Smoke-free City By ADRIENNE GRAHAM Staff Writer The city of Tyler will be smoke-free in public facilities and all places of employment beginning June 1. Members of the Tyler City Council unanimously passed a smoking ban ordinance during a special meeting Wednesday morning, making Tyler the 18th city in the state of Texas to go smoke-free.There is just no safe level of secondhand smoke, Mayor Joey Seeber said. The council tried to strike a balance with... [More Info]
Did your state make the grade on Tobacco Control this year? The American Lung Association has released its annual State of Tobacco Control report grading all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, on their policies to reduce tobacco addiction, diseases and death. Find out if your state has the policies in place to get the job done. The American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control 2007 report also grades the federal government. This year they only earned Ds and Fs. But... [More Info]
At long last, the DSHS Asthma Control and Prevention Program has launched a new website! Please take a few moments to visit the site: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/asthma
The NHLBI has issued more succinct and user-friendly summary of the guidelines. Please visit the following websites: Direct link to pdf of summary report: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthsumm.pdf Link to complete guidelines as well as summary: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/index.htm
Allies Against Asthma at the Center for Managing Chronic Disease (CMCD) of the University of Michigan, in partnership with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce the launch of the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) web pages on NHLBIs website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/pace/index.htm NHLBI is disseminating the PACE program to ensure that this best practice tool for improving asthma... [More Info]
Asthma Educator leads award-winning community initiative Congratulations to Debra Long, CRT, AE-C (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital). As President of the South Texas Asthma Coalition, Ms. Long led an initiative to develop and implement a citywide, uniform Asthma Action Plan for the San Antonio public schools. In recognition of this project, Ms. Long received a scholarship award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and was invited to give a presentation at the annual meeting... [More Info]
Want to know what other communities think about the new Asthma Management Guidelines? Interested in helping to frame discussion around the Guidelines at the upcoming National Asthma Forum? This March, become a part of the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Online Network and share your perspectives on new opportunities and challenges presented to communities by the recently-released National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Report on the Guidelines for... [More Info]
Free Evidence-Based Health Care Course Offered by Johns Hopkins The U.S. Cochrane Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has launched a new online course on evidence-based health care. While the free course, Understanding Evidence-Based Health Care: A Foundation for Action, is open and available to anyone who wishes to enroll, it was expressly designed for consumer advocates in all areas of health care. The U.S. Cochrane Center is one of 12 centers worldwide... [More Info]
AZ&Me™ Prescription Savings program for healthcare facilities helps uninsured patients access medicine at little to no cost Wilmington, DE – AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) launched a new program today to provide medicines free of charge to community free clinics, community health centers and hospitals that serve the uninsured. The AZ&Me™ Prescription Savings program for healthcare facilities is planning to provide free AstraZeneca medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients at approximately 150... [More Info]
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