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 member of our Speakers Bureau
• A collaborative organization for parent and family education programs and activities
• A source of information for our community resource directory
• Referral source for our services

If you are interested in joining RCAN, please complete the RCAN membership interest form (insert link here) or call/ email Cindy Trubisky, Coalition Director at

(585) 442-4260, ctrubisky@alanys.org  or click here to go to our "contact us" page

How “WE” Help the Community

• Sponsor educational programs for children and families (example: The Open Airways for Schools Program ) add link in for OAS @ ALA NYS website.
• Conduct professional education opportunities for schools and health care providers.
• Serve as a resource for information and educational materials (link to resource directory here)
• Support special projects for asthma “systems change” to improve the care of children and adults with asthma.
• Support special projects for asthma research, data collection and case management.