Transcript Alaskans Addressing Asthma - American Lung Association

Because Every Breath Counts
Why Asthma?
• Asthma is the leading
cause of missed school
days and emergency
room trips for a chronic
disease
• Pediatric asthma rates
nearly doubled between
1980 and 1995
Why Asthma?
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More than 80,000 Alaskan
adults report that they have
suffered from asthma at some
point in their lives (13%
lifetime prevalence) and more
than 60,000 report a current
diagnosis (9%).
BRFSS 2004
Healthy Alaskans 2010
Why Asthma?
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Asthma is a chronic disease
and controlling it requires
individual and societal
change by patients, families,
providers and health care
systems.
Changes need to be made in
diagnosis and treatment, selfmanagement and
environmental modifications,
insurance reimbursement,
and public education.
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Change of this magnitude requires a
broad-based partnership to plan and
implement programs at both the local
and state levels.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Asthma Control Program
recommends that states build and
sustain a statewide asthma coalition
as an effective strategy to address
this growing public health issue.
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Alaska Building Science Network
Alaska Center for Pediatrics
Asthma Committee of the Alaska Native Medical
Center (ANMC)
AK Native Tribal Health Consort.
Alaska Nurse Practitioner Assoc.
Alaska Nurses Association
Alaska Pharmacy Association
Alaska Primary Care Association
Alaska Public Health Association
AK Society for Respiratory Care
Alaska Thoracic Society
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
(AANMA)
American Heart Association
American Lung Association of AK
Anchorage School District
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – AK
Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.
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CDC/NIOSH
ConocoPhillips
Denali Center Fairbanks Memorial
Elmendorf AFB Health Promotions
Fort Richardson Health Promotions
Fred Meyers Pharmacy
Genentech Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
Muni of Anchorage - Environmental Health
Professional Infusion Pharmacy
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Solutions to Healthy Breathing
Southcentral Foundation
State of Alaska (SOA) Department of Health and
Human Services – Epidemiology
SOA CHEMS Health Promotions
SOA Division of Medicaid
The Nerland Agency
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
UAA Health/Fairbanks
UAA/Circumpolar Health Studies
Short-term Coalition Activities
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Finalize the Alaska State Asthma Plan to address
asthma in Alaska
Host the 2nd Annual Alaska Asthma Summit in
partnership with the Alaska Health Summit.
Enhanced asthma surveillance and data analysis
Develop and implement an electronic asthma action
plan
Implement and promote the new law mandating AK
public schools to allow children to carry and use their
inhalers and epi-pens
Build sustainability for the Alaska State Asthma Plan
Long-term Goals
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Reduce asthma mortality
and morbidity
Control the cost of care
Improve quality of life for
asthma patients
Through…
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Surveillance & evaluation
Scientific interventions, including provider and patient
education and strategies
Work-related asthma interventions
Youth initiatives and school-based programs
Media and public awareness
Partnering
Policy Change
Contact Information
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Marge Larson, Steering
Committee Member
(907) 644-6405
[email protected]
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Michelle Ferreira,
Asthma Coalition
Coordinator
(907) 644-6417
[email protected]