Coalition 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.