This appendix lists State asthma programs in existence in the spring of 2005. Program information can be obtained from the Web linkages provided in the table. The programs are classified by the following typology:
| Location |
Program |
Classification & Year Begun |
For More Information |
| National |
American Lung Association |
Education
1904 |
http://www.lungusa.org |
| Association of Asthma Educators |
Provider Training
2002 |
http://www.asthmaeducators.org |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
Education
1953 |
http://aafa.org/index.cfm |
| National Asthma Education and Prevention Program |
Developing Guidelines
March 1989 |
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov |
| National Asthma Education Certification Board |
Provider Training
2000 |
http://www.naecb.org/ |
| National Respiratory Training Center |
Provider Training
2002 |
http://www.nrtc-usa.org/ |
| Alabama |
Asthma Indicator Screenings |
Disease Management |
http://www.lungusa2.org/alabama/programs.html#one |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.health.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=10597 |
| Alaska |
Assessing Alaska's Asthma Burden (CDC funded) |
Coalitions
October 2003 |
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dhcs/asthma/default.htm |
| Statewide Asthma Education Programs (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Patient Education
October 2003 |
http://aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10&sub=88&cont=201 |
| Arizona |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention—St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
lparrar@chw.edu |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—El Rio Health Center (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.elrio.org/
http://www.elrio.org/programs/asthma.htm |
| Arkansas |
Arkansas Asthma Coalition—Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute |
Coalitions,
Minority and Rural Outreach
1997 |
http://achri.archildrens.org/
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/ast_maps/arkansas.html |
| California |
Better Asthma Care for California Kids |
Education,
Provider Training
2005 |
http://www.betterasthmacare.org/ |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Children's Asthma Consortium (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.mssm.edu/peds |
| California Breathing—California Department of Health Services |
Coalitions
Self-Management
Patient Education |
http://www.californiabreathing.org/ |
| Mobile Asthma Care—Children's Hospital Central California (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Patient Education
August 2002 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/ca.htm |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—Chula Vista Elementary School District (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Disease Management
April 2001 |
http://www.cvesd.org/default.aspx |
| Controlling Asthma in American Cities—University of California, Berkeley (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
September 2001 |
http://www.berkeley.edu |
| CalAsthma |
Disease Management February 2001 |
http://www.calasthma.org/ |
| California Statewide Collaborative for Achieving Better Care for Asthma (Medicaid contract) |
Coalitions
Collaboratives
1995 |
Center for Health Care Strategies
http://www.chcs.org/ |
| Colorado |
The Colorado Asthma Program (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
Disease Management
Self-Management
Data Measurement/Reporting
September 2001 |
cdphe.psdrequests@state.co.us
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/asthma/index.html |
| Colorado Asthma Coalition |
Coalitions
October 2000 |
asthmacoalition@alacolo.org
http://www.asthmacolorado.org/ |
| National Jewish Pilot Disease Management Program (Medicaid contract) |
Disease Management
February 2004 |
http://www.nationaljewish.org/about/mediacenter/pressreleases/y2004/medicaid-co-results.aspx |
| Connecticut |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp |
| Delaware |
No programs found |
|
|
| Florida |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention
Health Choice Network (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/fl.htm |
| Population-Based Models To Establish Surveillance for Asthma Incidence in Defined Geographic Areas—Miami-Dade County Health Department (CDC funded) |
Data Measurement/Reporting
Disease Management
September 2001 |
http://www.dadehealth.org/ |
| Medicaid Disease Management Programs (Medicaid funded) |
Disease Management |
http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/Disease_Management/index.shtml |
| Georgia |
Asthma in Older Women—Kaiser Permanente Georgia (CDC funded) |
Data Measurement/Reporting
October 2000 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/ga.htm |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Georgia Department of Human Resources (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/epi/cdiee/burdenofasthma.03.pdf (Plugin Software Help)
http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/epi/cdiee/AsthmaStrategicPlan_2004.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Viruses and Asthma—Emory University School of Medicine (CDC funded) |
Coalitions
September 2003 |
http://medicine.emory.edu/
http://www.sph.emory.edu/zapasthma/overview.htm |
| Hawaii |
Assessment of Health Effects Associated with Volcanic Emissions—The Hawaii State Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Data Measurement /Reporting
Disease Management
September 1998 |
http://www.state.hi.us/doh/ |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—The Hawaii State Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2002 |
http://www.state.hi.us/doh/ |
| Childhood Rural Asthma Project, Phase 2—The Hawaii State Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Minority and Rural Outreach
September 2003 |
http://www.state.hi.us/doh/ |
| Idaho |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (CDC funded)
Other programs:
- Healthy Homes, Head Start.
- School Asthma Management Model for Idaho (SAMMI).
|
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__3395/DesktopDefault.aspx |
| Illinois |
Addressing Asthma in Illinois-Statewide program |
Coalitions
Developing Guidelines
July 2000 |
http://www.idph.state.il.us/pdf/addressing_asthma.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Chicago Asthma Consortium |
Coalitions
1996 |
http://www.chicagoasthma.org/ |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago (CDC funded) |
Disease Management
Self-Management
September 2001 |
http://www.lungchicago.org/ |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Cook County Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy Division Office (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
|
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—PCC
Community Wellness Center (CDC funded) |
Disease Management
Self-Management
September 2002 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/il.htm
http://www.pccwellness.org/pages.asp?id=2 |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (CDC funded) |
Disease Management
Self-Management
September 2002 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/il.htm |
| Controlling Asthma in American Cities—University of Illinois (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
September 2001 |
http://www.uic.edu/ |
| Indiana |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Indiana State Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2002 |
http://www.in.gov/isdh/17269.htm |
| Indiana Chronic Disease Management Program |
Disease Management
Early 2004 |
http://www.indianacdmprogram.com/
http://www.indianacdmprogram.com/Member/asthma.htm |
| Iowa |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Iowa Department of Public Health (CDC funded) |
Coalitions
Data Measurement
August 2000 |
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/common/pdf/asthma/asthma_surveillance_plan.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Kansas |
American Lung Association of Kansas |
Disease Management |
http://www.kslung.org |
| Kentucky |
Good Health Kentucky Asthma Resource—Good Samaritan Foundation |
Public Service and
Education |
http://chfs.ky.gov/dms/hi/Asthma.htm |
| The Metropolitan Asthma Coalition (MAC)—American Lung Association, Louisville, Kentucky |
Developing and Enforcing Guidelines |
http://www.kylung.org/mac.html |
| Louisiana |
American Lung Association of Louisiana |
Public Service and Education |
http://www.louisianalung.org/ |
| Maine |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Maine Asthma Prevention and Control Program (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
August 2000 |
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohdcfh/mat/ |
| Maryland |
Maryland Childhood Asthma Program, Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
Developing Guidelines
September 2001 |
http://fha.maryland.gov/mch/asthma.cfm
http://fha.maryland.gov/pdf/mch/AsthmaReport2007.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Massachusetts |
Baystate Medical Center—Inner-City Asthma Intervention (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.baystatehealth.com/bmc/ |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2003 |
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/ |
| Michigan |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Michigan Department of Community Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
August 2000 |
http://www.GetAsthmaHelp.org/ |
| Asthma Surveillance and Interventions in Hospital Emergency Departments Program (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
August 2001 |
http://www.msu.edu/ |
| Enhanced Surveillance of Asthma Deaths—Michigan Department of Community Health (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
September 2000 |
http://www.GetAsthmaHelp.org/ |
| Minnesota |
Controlling Asthma in American Cities—American Lung Association of Minnesota
(CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
April 2001 |
https://www.mnasthma.org/aap/
http://www.alamn.org/ |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—American Lung Association of Minnesota (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
https://www.mnasthma.org/aap/
http://www.alamn.org/ |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Minnesota Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Advisory Bodies
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 1999 |
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/cdee/asthma/ |
| Mississippi |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
(601) 362-5321 |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Mississippi Department of Health |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2003 |
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm |
| Missouri |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.childrensmercy.org |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Washington University School of Medicine |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://medicine.wustl.edu/ |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/asthma/asthmastateplan.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Controlling Asthma in American Cities—St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
Fall 2000 |
http://www.asthma-stlouis.org/ |
| Missouri State Medicaid Disease Management Program (Medicaid funded) |
Disease Management
November 2002 |
|
| Montana |
Montana Environmental Public Health Tracking Program—Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (CDC National EPHT Program) |
Data Measurement/Reporting |
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/epht/asthma.shtml |
| Nebraska |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Nebraska Health and Human Services System (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/epi/asthma.htm |
| Nevada |
American Lung Association of Nevada |
Public Service and Education |
http://www.lungs.org/ |
| New Hampshire |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement |
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/CDPC/asthma.htm |
| New Jersey |
Interdepartmental Report and Strategic Plan for Asthma—New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and others |
Collaboratives/
Coalitions
Minority and Rural Outreach |
http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/asthma/documents/asthmastrategicplan.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—Babyland Family Services (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Disease Management
September 2001 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/nj.htm |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Saint Barnabas Health Care System (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Minority and Rural Outreach
April 2001 |
http://www.sbhcs.com/hospitals/newark_beth_israel/ |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—PBI Regional Medical Center (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Disease Management
September 2002 |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/nj.htm |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement |
http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/asthma.shtml |
| New Mexico |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—New Mexico Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
August 2000 |
http://www.health.state.nm.us/ |
| New York |
New York's Action Against Asthma:
- Regional Asthma Coalitions.
- Healthy Neighborhoods Program.
- Minority Asthma Partnerships.
- Medicaid.
- Child Health Plus.
- Family Health Plus.
- School Based Health Centers.
|
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
Coalitions
Public Service and Education |
http://www.health.state.ny.us/
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/asthma/ny_action.htm
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/asthma/pdf/4850.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Intervention—Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Disease Management
September 2001 |
|
| Controlling Asthma in American Cities—Columbia University (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
September 2001 |
http://www.columbia.edu/
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/pulmonary/4ClinicalPage/Clinical%20Centers/Website/main.htm |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.mssm.edu/peds/ |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—University at Buffalo, SUNY (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/fam-med/ |
| North Carolina |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention—WakeMed (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.wakemed.org |
| Assessing Asthma-Related School and Work Absences—University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Public Health (CDC funded) |
Data Measurement and Reporting
October 2001 |
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/statefacts/ncfactsheet.htm |
| North Dakota |
No programs listed |
|
|
| Ohio |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention—Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.uhrainbow.com/ |
| The Ohio Asthma Coalition |
Coalitions |
http://www.ohiolung.org/ohio-asthma-coalition.htm |
| Oklahoma |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Oklahoma State Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2002 |
http://www.health.state.ok.us/ |
| Oregon |
Oregon Asthma Program—Oregon DHS
Oregon Asthma Network |
Coalitions
Self-Management
Public Service and Education
2000 |
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/asthma/index.cfm
http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/asthma/guideor.shtml |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—CareOregon (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.careoregon.org/member/masthma.html |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Oregon Department of Human Services (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
October 1999 |
http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/asthma/index.shtml |
| Asthma in Older Women—Kaiser Northwest/Kaiser Colorado |
Data Measurement/Reporting |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/or.htm |
| Incidence of Occupational Asthma within the Northwest Division of Kaiser Permanente—Kaiser Foundation Research Institute |
Data Measurement/Reporting |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/or.htm
(503) 335-6755 |
| Population-Based Models To Establish Surveillance for Asthma Incidence in Defined Geographic Areas—Kaiser Foundation Research Institute |
Developing and Enforcing Guidelines |
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/or.htm
(503) 335-6755 |
| Pennsylvania |
Controlling Asthma in American Cities—Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives |
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/index.jsp |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Pennsylvania Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/browse.asp?A=174&C=38205 |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—Philadelphia Department of Public Health |
Self-Management
Disease Management
September 2003 |
http://www.phila.gov/health/ |
| National Jewish Medical and Research Center |
Disease Management |
hhttp://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/conditions/asthma/index.aspx |
| Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Asthma Control Program—Rhode Island Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Developing and Enforcing Guidelines
September 1999 |
http://www.health.state.ri.us/disease/asthma/index.php |
| South Carolina |
Asthma Surveillance and Interventions in Hospital Emergency Departments Program—University of South Carolina (CDC funded) |
Coalitions
Public Service and Education
Data Measurement/Reporting
September 2000 |
http://www.sc.edu/ |
| South Dakota |
No programs listed |
|
|
| Tennessee |
Asthma Care Management Program—Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration |
Public Service and Education
Self-Management
Disease Management |
http://www.state.tn.us/tenncare/ |
| Texas |
The Asthma Coalition of Texas |
Coalitions |
http://www.texasasthma.org/ |
| Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—Harris
County Hospital District (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Disease Management
September 2001 |
http://www.hchdonline.com/ |
| Inner-City Asthma Intervention—University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
April 2001 |
http://www.uthscsa.edu |
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Texas Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/iaq/default.shtm |
| Texas Medicaid Managed Care Asthma Project |
Self-Management
Disease Management |
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/mc/proj/asthma/asthma.html |
| Utah |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Utah Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://health.utah.gov/asthma/ |
| Vermont |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Vermont Dept. of Health Asthma Program (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
August 2000 |
http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/asthma/index.aspx |
| Virginia |
Controlling Asthma in Richmond Metropolitan Area (CARMA) (CDC funded) |
Collaboratives
September 2001 |
|
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Virginia Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement
September 2001 |
http://www.vahealth.org//cdpc/asthma/ |
| Washington |
Replication and Implementation of Scientifically Proven Asthma Interventions—Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America,
Washington State Chapter (CDC funded) |
Self-Management
Disease Management |
|
| Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Washington Department of Health (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement |
http://www.alaw.org/asthma/washington_asthma_initiative/ |
| Breathe Easy Washington Program—Washington Department of Health |
Public Service and Education |
http://www.alaw.org/air_quality/breathe_easy_network/ |
| West Virginia |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement |
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/asthma/plan/plan.pdf (Plugin Software Help) |
| Wisconsin |
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective—Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (CDC funded) |
Cross-Agency Work
Data Measurement |
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/ |
| Wyoming |
Wyoming Department of Health
General list of asthma resources |
Public Service and Education |
http://wdh.state.wy.us/asthma/index.asp |
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 
