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About Usview the newly updated 2007-2010 Strategic Plan & Mission on the Mission/Vision Page Our Mission is "To promote partnerships that improve the quality of life of those affected by asthma in the Finger Lakes Region". (updated 1-2007) Meet the Staff of RCAN
Cindy has been the coalition director for the past 3 years and comes from a strong background in health education, non-profit management, and volunteer management. She has previously worked with a NYS DOH grant for the NYS DOH Healthy Heart program, and was a program director for the American Heart Association before coming to RCAN. She has a bachelor degree in Health Education from SUNY Cortland and a MS Ed in Health Education from SUNY Brockport. She recently received her certification for the NAECB Asthma Educator- Certified (AE-C) qualifications. She lives in Irondequoit with her husband Bob and enjoys helping others, sailing and reading FBI thrillers in her spare time.
Julia has been working with the coalition since it's creation in 1999. She has a strong relationship with the schools and has extensive experience with Asthma management and the Parent Teachers Association for the Greece Central School District. In 2005 she completed her Asthma Educator Certification (AE-C) and has been implementing RCAN's Improving Asthma Care for Children Provider Education program. She has recently been elected to the Greece Central Schools Board of Education. She resides in Greece with her family and children.
Mary Beth has been working part-time as an Asthma Care Coordinator for children living in the city of Rochester since January 2001, accepting referrals from school nurses, primary care providers, specialists, emergency room department nurses, insurance providers, home care nurses and parents. Currently she coordinates asthma services for 135 children: · arranges home environmental assessments and provides parents with knowledge about how they can improve their child’s home environment · coordinates home remediation · provides asthma education for children, parents, school personnel and assists them in planning how to make the school more asthma friendly and allergy free · assists parents in making changes so their children will have less emergency room visits, hospitalizations, unscheduled appointments with their primary care provider and improved school attendance and optimal involvement in physical activities · co-leads a support group for children with asthma and their parents Prior to joining RCAN, her local jobs included, Community Health Nursing Instructor at SUNY Brockport for four years, School Nurse in the Rochester City Schools thirteen years and Supervisor of School Nurses and Nursing Assistants in the Rochester City Schools for eight years. January 2005 Mary Beth accepted a part-time Senior School Health Project Coordinator position, working with the
Jennifer Weigert, RN, AE-C: RCAN Ontario County Area Asthma Care Coordinator/ Educator: Thompson Health System- Wellness Department; Canandaigua, NY jennifer.weigert@thompsonhealth.com
Claire Wood, RN, BSN: Livingston County Asthma Care Coordinator, Livingston County Dept. of Health: cwood@co.livingston.ny.us Claire is the Livingston County area Asthma Case manager working with children and families of children with asthma. As an Asthma case manager she accept referrals from county providers and school nurses to provide telephone based and in-home asthma education to the community and children in need. This education includes medication management, device trainings, and environmental home assessments. She has been working with the coalition for 5 years.
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Cindy Trubisky, MS Ed, AE-C; Asthma Coalition Director; American Lung Association of NYS: 
Julia VanOrman, BS, AE-C; Asthma Educator/ Project Coordinator: American Lung Association of NYS: 
Mary Beth Schlabach, RN, MS, AE-C: 
