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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Kevin McNally, MBA, Child and Adolescent Health Program, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 364, Trenton, NJ 08625-0364, 609-984-0717, kevin.mcnally@doh.state.nj.us
This presentation will describe activities undertaken to address childhood asthma in New Jersey as part of the federal/state collaboration to address asthma in USDHHS Region II. The most significant activities in New Jersey as the result of this initiative have been: the establishment of an asthma surveillance activity in the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, with the assistance of a CDC Cooperative Agreement; public/private collaboration through the formation of the Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey, facilitated by the American Lung Association of New Jersey; and development by an interdepartment work group of State agencies of a Strategic Plan for addressing asthma in the state. Coalition activities have resulted in the development of a model asthma action plan for schools and child care centers, a diagnostic worksheet for physicians, and a training program for school nurses delivered statewide via satellite broadcast.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant in this session will be able to
Keywords: Asthma, Children's Health
Related Web page: www.pacnj.org
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.