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Responding to the asthma crisis in Brooklyn, LIU Brooklyn, with the support of Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY), created the Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program. The project was started through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to the Division of Respiratory Care, and sponsored by Congressman Edolphus Towns.
The Program provides a three-pronged approach to asthma by promoting self-management to avoid asthma symptoms, improving cultural sensitivity for health care providers who serve Brooklyn’s diverse communities and advancing common-sense public policy.
Educational Resources
Asthma Community Network (searchable database)
Allergy & Asthma Today Special Edition HFA Inhalers
Your Lung Health-Medication Descriptions
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-Asthma Triggers -Indoor Air Quality
New York State Asthma Triggers Fact Sheet and Resources
The Global Initiative for Asthma
Asthma Related Services
NYC Government 311 Service for Non Emergency City Service
NYC Heath – Rat Information Portal
Organizations
American Lung Association in New York
American Academy for Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American Association for Respiratory Care
Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Asthma Home
Local Community
BMS Annual Health Summerfest
Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition Fair
Brooklyn Public Library Plaza
Discover Your Neighborhood
Boys & Girls High School
5 p.m. - 8p.m.
June 8
Saturday
CWHA 2nd Annual Thive Community Wellness Expo
10th Annual Children's Sports & Fitness Expo
Health Fairs – Over 45 in Two Years
Serving 10 Brooklyn Zip Code Areas
Over 2000 community participants
560 Asthma Screening Spirometry Performed (Breathing Test)
2010 Long Island University Brooklyn Asthma Forum
150 Community Participants, 13 Health-related vendors
Open Airways For Schools – 4 Schools PS 9, 25, 133, 287, 49 Students
Asthma Friendly School Award – helped PS 308 win Gold Level Award
Teacher and Staff Workshops
PS 133 (2), PS 308, PS 157-131 Staff Members
PS 157 PTA Workshop 21 Parents
After School Programs
MS 113 and Ingersoll Community Center
Informational Tabling
YMCA, Brooklyn Central Library, Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition Meetings
Public Library Workshops
Community Health Educator, Certified Asthma Educator
Examination Review Course – 13 Participants; 6 new certified asthma educators!
Physician Asthma Care Education (P.A.C.E.) – A total of 30 physicians, 7 nurse practitioners, 4 nurses, and 4 other health care providers attended
Asthma Care Coordinator at The Brooklyn Hospital Center – Provide asthma education and care coordination to patients and families: 153 Patients
Brooklyn Community Asthma Needs Assessment – Surveyed 279 community members to determine their asthma knowledge and how they wanted to learn about asthma
Partnerships Established
New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH)- Asthma Initiative-Asthma Training Institute
New York City Department of Education-Office of School Health (Open Airways for Schools)
American Lung Association in New York-Open Airways for Schools
Not One More Life
New York City Office of Minority Health-Borough of Brooklyn Ecumenical Advisory Group
New York City Asthma Partnership: (NYCAP)-Steering Committee; Semi-Annual Meeting Planning Committee
The Brooklyn Hospital Center: Health-Community Outreach Program; Respiratory Care Department
Ingersoll Community Center
Duffield Children Care
Brooklyn Smoke-Free Partnership
Brooklyn Central Library
Bedford Stuyvesant YMCA
Long Island University: Brooklyn Campus-Health and Wellness Institute; Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn B’32 Academic Nursing Center; University Health and Medical Services; Advantage Afterschool Program - MS 113
Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE): Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center; Kings County Hospital Center
Member of the Asthma Community Network
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