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Asthma Regional Council Meeting

Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM (ET)

Shrewsbury, MA

Asthma Regional Council Meeting

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Asthma Regional Council Meeting

April 8, 2010

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Hoagland Pincus Conference Center

Shrewsbury, MA


Agenda:

9:30-9:45          Registration, networking and light breakfast

 

9:45-10:00        Welcome and Introductions

 

10:00-11:30      Environmental Public Health Tracking: Using                                Integrated Data to Connect Environmental Disease                                            Indicators               

                                  -History, Overview, and Key Learning from National Program:

Dr. Judy Qualters, Chief of Environmental Health Tracking Branch, CDC

                                              - Panel of EPHT programs from New England states

                                              - Questions and Answers

 

11:30 – 11:45   Introduction: The Role of Community Health Workers 

                              in Advancing Culturally Appropriate Asthma Care

      Dr. Megan Sandel, Boston Medical Center

 

11:45– 12:30    Lunch and networking

 

12:30 – 1:30     Promoting Investment in Best Practices for Asthma

                                 -A Business Case for Why Large Employers Should Care About

                                  Asthma

                                -Promoting Policy Change: Overview of joint ARC/New England

                                 Asthma Programs project to promote financing for innovative

                                 asthma management services

                                     

1:30 – 1:40        Break

 

1:40 – 3:10       Breakout sessions

                             -Healthy Homes

                             -Environmental Public Health Tracking: The 'How-To' Basics

                             -Community Health Workers

 

3:10 - 3:30        Reports from breakout sessions and wrap up

When & Where



Hoagland Pincus Conference Center
222 Maple Ave
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM (ET)


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Asthma Regional Council



ARC is a coalition of nearly 75 public agencies, private organizations and researchers across New England working to tackle environmental and clinical aspects of pediatric and adult asthma. ARC is a program of Health Resources in Action. Our members bring the diverse perspectives and resources of health, housing, education, environment, managed care and advocacy organization together to focus on asthma. Leaders with knowledge, resources and determination have joined forces to identify and implement solutions to improve the lives of those with asthma.