Volume 14: Issue 1 June 1999

Chicago Communities—
Working to Breathe Easy

The Chicago Asthma Consortium (CAC), sponsored by the American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago and the American College of Chest Physicians, works to address the health problems associated with asthma and enhance the quality-of-life for people with asthma.

The CAC is currently engaged in:

• A collaborative learning program for improving hospital care that examines use of the emergency department by individuals with asthma
• The "Asthma Adventure," an interactive health program at various sites throughout the city that includes age and culturally appropriate educational materials and activities
• An evaluation of patient education materials
• A speaker’s bureau to work with school nurses and other staff members on asthma management issues
• A slide kit, an asthma manual for schools, and a poster that shows what to do in an asthma emergency
• An analysis of the cockroach allergen findings
• Partnerships with Illinois Department of Public Aid and major pharmacy chains to capture their asthma data
• Annual asthma data-gathering workshops

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