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CDHS Asthma
Portal:
Special Projects
Which programs have activities in the
following areas?
Clinics/Hospitals
 California
Asthma Public Health Initiative: works to improve the quality of
life for all children and adults with asthma through
implementation of effective programs and policies for asthma
education, management and prevention.
Childhood
Asthma Initiative (Chronic Disease Control Branch): coordinates a statewide demonstration project
in which eight communities receive funding to implement
comprehensive child asthma intervention projects. Three of the
communities also receive funding for treatment services.
Childhood
Asthma Initiative (Environmental Health Investigations Branch): A three-year Children and
Families Commission funded project to examine the asthma policies
and practices of licensed childcare facilities and the asthma
knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of childcare providers.
California
Asthma Among School Aged (CAASA): supports seven community projects
that include Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to improve the
quality of asthma care and Community Health Workers (CHW) to work
with patients, parents, medical staff, schools and community to
improve asthma management and outcomes.
Homes
Indoor
Air Quality Program: coordinates research, investigations,
experiments, demonstrations, surveys and studies relating to the
causes, effects, extent, prevention and control of indoor
pollution in California.
California
Asthma Among School Aged (CAASA): supports seven community projects
that include Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to improve the
quality of asthma care and Community Health Workers (CHW) to work
with patients, parents, medical staff, schools and community to
improve asthma management and outcomes.
Tobacco
Control Section: works toward achieving a tobacco-free California,
and reducing illness and premature deaths attributable to tobacco
by implementing programs to reduce tobacco use and exposure to
second hand tobacco smoke.
Pre-Schools
California
Breathing: A five-year CDC-CDHS funded initiative to implement the
Strategic Plan for Asthma in California.
Childhood
Asthma Initiative (Environmental Health Investigations Branch): A three-year Children and
Families Commission funded project to examine the asthma policies
and practices of licensed childcare facilities and the asthma
knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of childcare providers.
Childhood
Asthma Initiative (Chronic Disease Control Branch and Children's
Medical Services Branch): coordinates a statewide demonstration project
in which eight communities receive funding to implement
comprehensive child asthma intervention projects. Three of the
communities also receive funding for treatment services.
Schools
Border
Asthma and Allergies Study (BASTA):
a school-based survey in 13 and 14 year old children in Imperial
County. The goals are to: examine family, environmental, and
socio-economic influences on asthma and compare and contrast asthma
prevalence and risk factors.
California
Breathing: A five-year CDC-CDHS funded initiative to implement the
Strategic Plan for Asthma in California.
Indoor
Air Quality Program: coordinates research, investigations,
experiments, demonstrations, surveys and studies relating to the
causes, effects, extent, prevention and control of indoor
pollution in California.
California
Asthma Among School Aged (CAASA): supports seven community projects
that include Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to improve the
quality of asthma care and Community Health Workers (CHW) to work
with patients, parents, medical staff, schools and community to
improve asthma management and outcomes.
Tobacco
Control Section: works toward achieving a tobacco-free California,
and reducing illness and premature deaths attributable to tobacco
by implementing programs to reduce tobacco use and exposure to
second hand tobacco smoke.
Outdoor Spaces
California
Breathing: A five-year CDC-CDHS funded initiative to implement the
Strategic Plan for Asthma in California.
Indoor
Air Quality Program: coordinates research, investigations,
experiments, demonstrations, surveys and studies relating to the
causes, effects, extent, prevention and control of indoor
pollution in California.
Workplaces
California
Breathing: A five-year CDC-CDHS funded initiative to implement the
Strategic Plan for Asthma in California.
California
SENSOR Asthma Program: identifies industries, occupations and
exposures that put workers at risk for work related asthma (WRA)
in order to develop and implement appropriate prevention measures.
Disparities
California
Breathing: A five-year CDC-CDHS funded initiative to implement the
Strategic Plan for Asthma in California.
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