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The Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership's actions are chosen from the 2006 Pennsylvania Asthma Action Plan. There are six different workgroups that work in partnership to strategically reduce the burden of asthma in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership Workgroups:

• Awareness/Education -- Making the general public, students, and school personnel more aware of asthma's symptoms, impacts, and treatments; focusing on schools and community resources to educate patients on asthma self-management
• Disparities -- reducing the disproportionately high asthma burden seen in racial and ethnic minorities and among other underserved and vulnerable populations in PA
• Environment/Workplace -- Reducing the environmental causes and triggers of asthma and reducing the effects of occupation/work related asthma
• Provider -- Increasing healthcare provider use of evidence-based, national asthma treatment guidelines
• Public Policy -- Changing public policy in many realms, to improve asthma care
• Surveillance/Evaluation -- Establishing a surveillance system for asthma

Each workgroup has a chair, which serves on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has the  task of directing, motivating, and coordinating the activities of the entire partnership.

This section of the website contains frequent updates on the activities of each workgroup. Check back often, we're moving forward!