About the Coalition:
Founded in 1999, the San Diego Regional Asthma Coalition is a collaboration of over fifty diverse agencies and individuals including local health and social service agencies, health care providers, health plans, school districts, community-based organizations, local businesses and individuals with asthma. The current mission of the coalition is to provide leadership in identifying, developing, mobilizing and coordinating resources to prevent asthma and positively impact the lives of people affected by asthma in San Diego County.
Asthma Report Card:
In May the 2008 San Diego County Asthma Report Card was released in conjunction with Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month. The Report card was made possible thanks to CAFA and also San Diego County Supervisor, Ron Roberts who provided additional funding for its printing and distribution. The document provides a summary of asthma statistics, programs and goals in reducing the burden of asthma in San Diego County. Areas the Report Card identifies as needing improvement include interventions for at- risk populations, cost of treating asthma and use of personal asthma action plans. An area at which San Diego County excelled was in smoking ban legislation in public places, providing a leadership model for partnering regions.
Some statistical data from the report revealed 17.2% adults missed work and 24.9% kids missed school in the last 12 months due to asthma in San Diego County, thus imposing an economic burden attached to lost productivity. San Diego County hospitalizations have declined from 2003-2005 and we hope that through quality sustained programs, this trend will continue in future years.
The 2008 San Diego Asthma Report Card can be accessed online at: http://asthmasandiego.org/pdfs/2008Asthma%20ReportCard.pdf
Hardcopies of the Report Card can also be mailed out upon request by contacting Melissa Stephens at (619) 683-7514 or mstephens@alac.org. |
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