School Education / World Asthma Day Committee
This year’s World Asthma Day Poster Contest Awards Ceremony and Family Activities is Saturday, April 25, 2009.

How Can You Help?

  1. Promote poster entries and distribute brochures.  Brochures can be viewed and downloaded on the link below in English and Spanish.  If you would like hard copies of these brochures contact the Coalition Manager, Robin Costley @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or phone (317) 221-2473
  2.  Help find a location for this year’s event.  Last year @ Glendale Library we had over 200 people attend so we are looking for a larger venue.
  3. Donations for prizes
  4. Setting up the display for poster judging at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital and St. Francis Indianapolis.
  5. Decorations and setting up on the day of the event
  6. Organizing the booth participants.  We are looking for community partners that would have interactive educational activities for children and families attending the event.
  7. Help with media coverage for promotion and activities on the day of the event
  8. Volunteers to help staff the event

 

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CHAIR:

  • Ceceilia Morris-Walton, RRT, AE-C
  • St. Francis Pulmonary Rehab
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  • Phone: 317-851-1917

 

CO-CHAIR:

  • Robin Costley, CRT, AE-C
  • MCHD Asthma Educator
  • Asthma Alliance of Indianapolis Coalition Manager
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  • Phone: 317-221-2473

 

Roles:

  • Oversees the goals, objectives and outlines for all school education programs to assure current science- based information
  • Oversees the development of school education programs
  • Oversees the planning and implementation of World Asthma Day Poster Contest and Celebration
  • Promotes programs and targets identified schools with high incidence of asthma

 

Douglas MacArthur School Fly a Flag for Clean Air Program

454 E. Stop 11 Rd.  Indianapolis, IN 46227

This program has been a huge success.  See attachment for article and photos.

First flag raising was October 1, 2007 @ 2:30pm Laughing

Collaborators: Douglas MacArthur Elementary School, American Lung Association of Indiana, Anthem, Asthma Alliance of Indianapolis, & Improving Kids Environment

Goal: To improve the health of our school population thereby improving attendance and scholastic achievement.

Objectives: Utilize Air Quality Flags, train staff & students to use flags, provide educational materials for parents.  Establish an educational program to protect faculty, staff & student's exposure to poor outdoor air quality.  Improve health of our school population thereby improving attendance & scholastic achievement.

Students record the use of the flags using the Air Quality Index

Saturday, September 15, 2007 D. MacArthur School Fun Day from 10:00am - 3:00pSurprised

Monday, September 17, 2007 School Staff Introduction to Flag program & educational opportunities

Asthma Friendly Schools Inititive Grant Award

from the National Office of the American Lung Association

Asthma Friendly Schools Initiative

Overview of Indiana Grants

 

 

The goal of this grant program is to increase the capacity of state and local education agencies to work with community asthma collaboratives to improve the health, education and well being of young people with asthma.

 

Indiana Grantees:

 

 

1. Asthma Alliance of Indianapolis

Marion County Health Department

Metropolitan School District of Perry Township           American Lung Association of Indiana           

St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers

 

2. Evansville- Vanderburgh School Corporation

EVSC School Community Council

American Lung Association of Indiana

                        

 

Two distinct 4-year grants, each $15,000 per year 

One year of planning: Sept. 2006 – Aug. 2007

Three implementation years: Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2010

Total of ten funded sites nationally

 

The American Lung Association (National Program Office) was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC DASH) to build the capacity of local schools and school districts to implement a comprehensive asthma management program. 

·       American Association of School Administrators (AASA) was other org. funded       

 

The Asthma-Friendly Schools Initiative (AFSI) is a community approach to asthma allowing the schools and local asthma collaboratives to work together to provide asthma management. This reduces the burden on the schools and allows the community to utilize its resources while limiting duplication of efforts. Comprehensive asthma management in schools is defined by the AFSI as a coordinated approach that includes four major components:

·       Access to school health services

·       Student and staff education

·       A healthy school environment

·       Appropriate physical education/activity program

 

AFSI consists of tools, resources, and processes, which are designed to be customized to each local community. The attached logic model provides an indication of the activities and outputs each community collaborative will be expected to complete during the four-years. Each grantee is required to address a minimum of three of the long-term outcomes (communication of success stories is required).

 

AFSI website: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22590

 

 

For additional information, please contact Jessica Kelly, American Lung Association of Indiana:

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317.819.1181