Associations In Action -- News from Around the State

Breathe Easy news magazine, Fall 2003/Winter 2004

Asthma

San Francisco & San Mateo: Strategic Asthma Plan
The San Francisco Asthma Task Force, which is staffed by the American Lung Association of San Francisco & San Mateo Counties and is the country's only taskforce mandated by law, recently completed a citywide strategic plan for managing asthma.

Central California: Camper Speaks Out
Hanford 17-year-old Caleb Schneider has in five years moved from camper to volunteer to media and legislative spokesperson on the effects of air quality on asthma for the American Lung Association of Central California.

Orange County: Dream Comes True
Pennie Komatz, 13, was finally able to realize her dream and attend the American Lung Association of Orange County's SCAMP Camp this year thanks to generous support from the Hoag Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Santa Barbara and Ventura: Open Airways
The American Lung Association of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties reached more than 6,000 elementary school children with the American Lung Association's Lungs are for Life and Open Airways For Schools programs last year.

Sacramento-Emigrant Trails: Free Asthma Resource
To receive the American Lung Association of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails' "Your Asthma Book" and "Asthma Self-Care Plan," free resources to help people with asthma manage the disease, call 916.444.5864 or e-mail staff@saclung.org.

Air Quality

Sacramento-Emigrant Trails: Air Quality Education
The American Lung Association of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails continued to educate policymakers about the impacts of and solutions to poor air quality as volunteers and staff gave 26 presentations to elected officials throughout the Sacramento region.

Tobacco

Central California: Teens Join Effort
More than 43 schools were visited during the American Lung Association of Central California's successful recruitment effort that enrolled 138 teens in its STAKE (Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement) Act Tobacco Enforcement program to cover 49 California counties.

Santa Clara/San Benito: BREATH Awards
The American Lung Association of Santa Clara-San Benito Counties recently presented the statewide BREATH Project's Golden Lung Public Health Award to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the Platinum Award to San Benito County for their compliance with smoke-free bars and restaurants.

Santa Barbara and Ventura: Quit-Smoking Help
A new grant will help the American Lung Association of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties provide quit-smoking assistance training to health professionals, school personnel, and staff at community-based organizations.

Lung Disease

San Francisco & San Mateo: Better Breathers
Facilitators from five major health centers were trained by the American Lung Association of San Francisco & San Mateo Counties to implement a newly designed curriculum for the Better Breathers Club support groups.

Santa Clara/San Benito: Seniors Breathe Easy
The American Lung Association of Santa Clara-San Benito Counties' Seniors Breathe Easy program recently received re-funding from Santa Teresa Kaiser. The program provides assistance to seniors learning about lung disease and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Fund Development

San Francisco & San Mateo: Most Successful Ride
The American Lung Association of San Francisco & San Mateo Counties held its most successful Bike for Breath ride to date, raising more than $107,000 with 1,000 registered riders.

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Associations In Action -- News from Around the State
Breathe Easy news magazine, Fall 2002/Winter 2003