Participation

Membership
Membership is free and open to all individuals and any public or private sector organizations that demonstrate a willingness to work together to reduce the burden of asthma in our community. Members are asked to promote the RCAN mission and goals in their sphere of influence, help identify additional stakeholders to be recruited as members and work toward the long-term sustainability of the coalition.

Help us Improve the care and management of asthma in our community. We're looking for individuals and organizations who are interested in joining us as:

A member of our Steering Committee or as a member of a taskforce
A collaborative organization for parent and family education programs and activities
A source of information for our community resource directory
Referral source for our care coordination programs
A funder that would like to support our efforts!

If you are interested in joining RCAN, please contact RCAN at (585) 442-4260, ctrubisky@alany.org or through the "contact us" page of this website.

How “WE” Help the Community

Support special projects for asthma “systems change” to improve the care of children and adults with asthma. We do this using the Improvement Process and by applying the Chronic Care Model in real time.

Sponsor educational programs for children and families (example: The Open Airways for Schools Program, and The Asthma Friendly Schools Initiative Program)

Serve as a resource for information and educational materials

Support special projects for asthma research, data collection and case management.

Conduct professional education opportunities for schools and health care providers.

AFSI is a very appropriate way to address globally the issues of improving asthma care across the schools setting. It is customizable to each school district, and is very low cost. The end results are outstanding! The goal of this American Lung Association program is to educate children by keeping them healthy, in school and ready to learn. This program also provides a framework or model for community organizations and schools to assess needs, increase capabilities, and strengthen themselves as "Asthma Friendly". It has been very helpful and worth the time & committment!

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