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7:00 – 9:00 am |
Registration
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9:00 – 9:25 am |
Welcome
Today We are Leaders Bringing Asthma Under Control
Speaker: Stephen Teach, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, IMPACT DC, Children’s National Medical Center
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9:25 – 10:00 am |
Framing and Vision
Mobilizing 1,000 Communities to Lead the Nation in Quality Asthma Care
Learn how the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Campaign is
Mobilizing 1,000 Communities to lead the nation in quality asthma care and explore
the key questions the Forum is designed to answer:
- What program strategies, tools, and methods lead to the best asthma outcomes?
- How can communities build, evaluate, and resource asthma care systems that deliver
best-in-class results and long-term sustainability?
- What actions can I take immediately to transform my asthma program into a best-in-class system?
Facilitator: Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Speaker: Dave Rowson, Center Director for Asthma and Schools, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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| 10:05 – 10:50 am |
Successful Programs in Action
What Does Success Look Like?
Meet and learn from the health care plan and health care provider winners of
the 2008 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. Learn
how these programs have built, evaluated, and resourced their highly-effective
asthma care systems and discuss the best practices exemplified by these programs.
Facilitator: Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Speakers: Winners of the 2008 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management
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10:50 – 11:20 am
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Benchmarking for Success
Accelerating Results for Community Asthma Programs
Participants will run a powerful real-time program assessment exercise to benchmark
their programs against best-in-class asthma programs. This information will help
participants identify specific opportunities for accelerating their program results
and provide guidance for selecting subsequent sessions and discussions during the Forum.
Facilitator: John Scanlon, Ph.D., President and CEO, JSEA, Inc.
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| 11:25 – 12:00 pm |
The Business Case for Comprehensive Asthma Management
A New Action Track
Explore how to develop the business case for a comprehensive asthma control
system. Hear from an expert panel convened the day preceding the National
Asthma Forum to discuss the comprehensive asthma management business case and
consider ways to build on that panel’s work. Hear from speakers about their
experiences working with communities to align their asthma programs with the
National Guidelines and the practical applications of the AHOP study and the
Change Package.
Facilitator: John Scanlon, Ph.D., President and CEO, JSEA, Inc.
Speakers: Business Case Workshop Participants
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12:00 – 1:00 pm
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Networking Lunch Session
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1:00 – 2:00 pm |
Emerging Science in Asthma Management-Implications for Community Programs
Mining the Knowledge Base to Improve Community Health Outcomes
Learn about the latest National Institutes of Health National Asthma Education and
Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis
and Management of Asthma. Explore the links between the National Guidelines, the Asthma
Health Outcomes Project (AHOP)—a landmark study sponsored by EPA and conducted by the
University of Michigan—and the Communities in Action for Asthma Friendly Environments
Change Package. Hear from panelists about their experiences in the field using the Change
Package as a tool to align their asthma programs with the National Guidelines.
Facilitator: Lani Wheeler, M.D., Medical Officer, Center for Asthma and Schools, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Speakers: Margaret Wilkin, M.P.H, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan
Susan Janson, R.N., A.N.P., D.N.Sc., F.A.A.N., Department of Community Health Systems and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Communities in Action for
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Asthma-Friendly Environments
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Change Package
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This comprehensive tool—grounded in the Asthma Health Outcomes Project and the
community-based chronic care model, program improvement, and social change
literature—synthesizes field data and experiences of highly successful asthma
management programs. The Change Package presents the Key Drivers of program success,
including detailed information on strategies, activities, and methods for:
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Cultivating and deploying committed leaders and champions, |
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Developing and maintaining strong community ties, |
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Creating high-performing collaborations and partnerships, |
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Integrating and coordinating health care services, |
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Implementing tailored environmental interventions, |
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Using evaluation as a tool to develop and strengthen asthma programs, and |
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Sustainability strategies, and much more. |
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Download the Change Package
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2:00 – 2:30 pm
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Highlighting Successful Program Approaches
The Change Package in Action
Hear about high-performing asthma management programs led by state and local health departments,
health plans, health care providers, and other community organizations to learn about the
strategies, tools, and methods they have used to build, evaluate, and sustain high quality
asthma programs that are dramatically improving health outcomes for their patients.
Facilitator: Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Featured Faculty Programs Include:
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Asthma Network of West Michigan |
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Boston Public Health Commission’s Asthma Program |
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Cambridge Health Alliance’s Planned Care Program |
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Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners – Asthma Management Program |
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IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia) |
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Monroe Plan’s Improving Asthma Care for Children |
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Optima Health |
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Priority Health |
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Community Asthma Prevention Program |
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The MaineHealth AH! Asthma Health Program |
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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Community Asthma Initiative |
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Urban Health Plan's Asthma Relief Streets Program |
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WellPoint Blue Cross of California State Sponsored Business Plan Practice Improvement Project Asthma Collaborative |
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View program profiles at www.AsthmaCommunityNetwork.org |
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2:30 – 2:45 pm
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Break
Light refreshments
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2:45 – 4:45 pm
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Breakout Sessions
Action Learning for Commitment
Breakout sessions will be led by representatives of highly successful asthma management
programs. Successful programs will share their experience and facilitate discussion to
help Forum participants plan and develop proven strategies to achieve improved results
and drive program sustainability. National partner organizations will also convene to
discuss how to advance the National Campaign to Mobilize 1,000 Communities to lead the
nation in quality asthma care.
Facilitators: John Scanlon, Ph.D., President and CEO, JSEA, Inc.
Kate Hastings, The Cadmus Group, Inc.
Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Speakers: Faculty Programs
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TRACK 1 – First Things First: Using the Change Package to
Build a High-Quality Asthma Care System
For attendees who are learning about the Change Package for the first
time and those who want to learn more about what it takes to put in place a
powerful System for the delivery of high-quality asthma care. Health care
plans, providers, health department leaders, and others will share their
experiences and showcase the tools and methods they use to drive program
success. Learn how to build an effective asthma management program grounded
in the knowledge base presented in the Change Package.
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TRACK 2 – Critical Steps on the Path to Success: Using the Change Package to Evaluate Results and
Resource the System for Long-Term Sustainability
For attendees who are familiar with the Key Drivers of Asthma Program Success and the Change Package.
Participants will discuss approaches, tools, and methods for evaluating the System for Effective Asthma
Care and the Key Drivers in action, and how to resource the System to ensure continuous improvement and
long-term sustainability. Health care plans, providers, community-based program leaders, and others will
lead the discussion.
TRACK 3 – Ensuring a National Impact: Partners in Action to
Accelerate Community Progress
For national organizations, including government agencies, advocacy organizations, research
institutions, and others that support the development and success of community asthma programs.
Session participants will discuss ways to recruit community asthma programs into the Communities
in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Network and how to support the National Campaign to
Mobilize 1,000 Communities.
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4:45 – 5:15 pm |
Insights from the Breakouts and What Happens Next
Using the Change Package to Accelerate Local and National Results
Participants will have the opportunity to share insights from the breakouts and to learn
from each other. During this session, attendees will describe what they have learned so far,
what they still want to learn, and what they plan to do upon return to their communities to
transform their learning into action and drive improved asthma health outcomes for patients.
Facilitator: Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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5:30 – 7:15 pm |
2008 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management Presentation
Celebrating Success
EPA will host an awards ceremony and reception to recognize the health care plan and health
care provider recipients of the prestigious 2008 National Environmental Leadership Award in
Asthma Management. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Speakers: Elizabeth Cotsworth, Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Elizabeth Craig, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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7:30 – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 – 8:30 am |
Charge for the Day
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8:30 – 9:45 am |
Moving Forward on the Continuum of Program Success
Ensuring Success at the Community Level
Participants will develop game plans for action to accelerate their programs’ progress and move
forward along the continuum of success. This session will provide opportunities for participants
to declare their commitments to use the Change Package and the learning, relationships, resources,
and tools acquired at the Forum to advance their programs; to participate in the National Network
and enroll communities in the National Campaign; and, to make requests for support and offer
assistance to other programs in the room.
Facilitators: John Scanlon, Ph.D., President and CEO, JSEA, Inc.
Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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9:45 – 10:00 am |
Break
Light refreshments
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10:00 – 11:00 am |
Living the Action Learning Network
Working Together to Improve Asthma Health Outcomes Nationwide
Explore what it means to be a part of the Communities in Action for
Asthma-Friendly Environments Network. Learn the benefits that Network
membership provides and engage in a powerful "open space" exercise that will
simulate the network experience. This session will provide an opportunity
for participants to network with one another and to meet their needs for
information, guidance, and support.
Facilitators: John Scanlon, Ph.D., President and CEO, JSEA, Inc.
Tracy Enger, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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11:00 – 12:00 pm |
Finding Our Leadership Voices
Leaving in Action
Gloria Wilder, M.D., M.P.H., President and CEO, CORE HEALTH, Founder, JUSTICE SPEAKS
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