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Mission
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| To decrease asthma related moribidy among young people in Oakland and improve their quality of life |
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Objectives
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a. Institutionalize asthma surveillance in Oakland Unified School District
b. Implement school based interventions including asthma education and follow-up
c. Provide intensive home based case management to young people with persistent asthma
d. Educate providers in the community about asthma best practice
e. Increase communication between local organizations with an interest in asthma
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Partners
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| UC Berkeley School of Public Health, American Lung Association of the East Bay, Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County Public Health Department, Community Health Centers Network, Prescott Joseph Center for Social Change, La Clinica de la Raza, Project Yes, FACES, and RAMP |
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Regularly Scheduled Meetings
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| Oakland Kicks Asthma coalition meetings are held on a quarterly basis and the dates are varying. For more information contact Adam Davis at 510-893-5474 x304 or via e-mail at adavis@alaebay.org. |
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Staff
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Adam Davis
Program Director, Oakland Kicks Asthma
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Contact
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American Lung Association of the East Bay
1900 Powell St., Suite 800
Emeryvill CA 94608
510-893-5474 x304
adavis@alaebay.org
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