Region 6 Asthma Initiative 
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In 2004, the Connecticut Dept of Public Health's Asthma Program received funding from Centers for Disease Control's National Asthma Control Program to implement evidence-based, state-wide initiatives that address asthma from a public health perspective. Connecticut DPH organized the state into 9 designated “asthma planning regions." CT Asthma Planning Region 6 includes Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull. Partners include stakeholders and representatives from local health departments, community health centers, hospitals, child advocacy groups, social services agencies, primary care providers and health plan representatives. | In 2005, the Connecticut Department of Public Health Asthma Program accepted proposals from each asthma planning region. In September 2005, Region 6 submitted a proposal to fund Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's Asthma and Allergy Essentials for Child Care Providers©, an evidence-based asthma training for child care providers developed in 1994. The Stratford Health Department was chosen to be the lead agency and fiduciary for this grant. Outreach to early childhood providers, local school readiness programs, Head Start, and other professional organizations that interface with group day care, preschools, and family day care providers resulted in a total of 7 completed trainings. As of May, 2006, over 120 child care providers from Region 6 have completed the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's Asthma and Allergy Essentials for Child Care Providers© training. 2008 Asthma and Allergy Essentials Training schedule
Check back soon for more training dates in the fall of 2008! UPDATE! Region 6's proposal to continue AAFA Asthma and Allergy Essentials for Child Care Providers© trainings was re-funded by the Connecticut Department of Public Health Asthma Program for grant period ending August 31, 2009. For more information, or a schedule of upcoming trainings, contact Greta Roberts at groberts@townofstratford.com or 203.385.4090 Return to Community Health Education Home page Return to Environmental Health Home page Return to Stratford Health Dept Home page |