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The Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments National Forum
Join communities across the nation delivering high-quality, comprehensive asthma care.
The 2010 National Asthma Forum will be held June 17-18, 2010, in Washington, DC. Check back in late 2009 for updated agenda and registration information.
NFL Player, Chris Draft promotes EPA's National Asthma Forum
Click the graphic of Chris to listen to why you need to attend this exciting event. (WMV, 605KB)
Hi. I'm Chris Draft.
I play professional football for the St. Louis Rams and I have asthma. I am
proud to partner with the US Environmental Protection Agency to support
communities across the country as we all work together to tackle asthma. If
asthma control is important to you, YOU should be at this year's National Asthma
Forum. Register Today.
Hundreds of providers, health plans, health departments, community asthma coalitions, researchers, policy makers, and other leaders gather to discuss the most effective community-based strategies for improving asthma program outcomes, building successful and sustainable asthma care programs, and extending the reach and impact of great programs to deliver high-quality asthma care to everyone in need.
The Forum provides attendees the opportunity to discover best practices, explore the latest science, hear from leading asthma care programs, and develop leadership and action plans for:
- Cultivating strong program leaders.
- Developing close ties to your community.
- Maximizing the benefits of collaborations.
- Providing effective clinical care across your community.
- Delivering tailored environmental interventions that make an impact.
- Evaluating your program’s outcomes and accelerating results.
- Sustaining, institutionalizing and extending the reach of your program.
About the National Forum
The Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments National Forum provides a venue for dedicated asthma care leaders to learn from one another and from some of the highest performing asthma programs in the world. The Forum explores successful approaches to asthma care with leading programs, scientists, policy makers, and others; enables participants to benchmark their programs against the best national strategies for improving outcomes and sustaining their programs; and provides the access to the strategies, resources, tools and community of support to help program leaders to transform the delivery, impact, and scale of asthma care in their communities. What brings us together is our commitment to transforming the quality, scope and reach of community asthma care to ensure that everyone who needs it receives the best possible care in every community in the U.S.
- Get more information on the forum
- Learn more about the National Environmental Leadership Award
Who Should Attend?
Representatives from community-based asthma programs, coalition members, policy makers, and others should attend the National Forum. Past attendees have included representatives from health care plans and providers, government agencies, advocacy and other nonprofit organizations, schools, employers, universities, and others. Communities will realize the greatest benefit if multiple people from various programs that comprise a community-based asthma care system attend, because the Forum is designed to facilitate team-based learning and action planning.
How Do I Register for the Forum?
Check back in late 2009 for updated agenda and registration information.
Join the Online Community Network
Become a member of the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Online Network to access cutting-edge tools that facilitate collaboration, problem solving, and learning between leaders of asthma programs. The Online Network is a year-round resource for mentoring and collaboration designed to support your asthma management program.