Lifting the Asthma Burden Campaign
About the campaign
The campaign will seek participation and collaboration from partners including people with asthma and their caregivers, as well as a number of community allies, including:
- AmeriHealth DC;
- Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics;
- Clean Air Partners;
- IMPACT DC/Children’s National Medical Center;
- DC Department of Health;
- DC Department of the Environment Lead and Healthy Housing Division;
- DC Department of Housing and Community Development;
- Lead Safe Washington;
- DC Public Schools;
- The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health;
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs;
- Howard University;
- Mary’s Center;
- MedStar Family Choice;
- Merck Childhood Asthma Network;
- Trusted Health Plan; and,
- Many other allies.
Asthma is a serious chronic lung disease of growing public health concern that affects over 18,000 children and 52,000 adults in the District of Columbia. Often undiagnosed and under-treated, asthma is the number one serious chronic illness in children and the leading cause of school absences and hospitalization. The total cost to the District, including productivity losses due to morbidity, mortality, and incremental number of days lost from work and school, is estimated to be more than $60 million.
The campaign aims to create a sustainable model of asthma care for the District that will reduce hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and school absences and improve the quality of life for children and adults who have asthma and their families
The campaign will work to strengthen collaboration, coordination and resource sharing to improve quality and management of care.
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