- Community Health Care Association of New York State — www.chcanys.org
- National Association of Community Health Centers — www.nachc.org
- Primary Care Development Corporation — www.pcdcny.org
- American Heart Association — www.americanheart.org
- American Diabetes Association — www.diabetes.org
- American Cancer Society — www.cancer.org
- United States Department of Health and Human Services — www.hhs.gov
- Center for Disease Control — www.cdc.gov
- Bureau of Primary Health Care — www.bphc.hrsa.gov
- Health Resources and Services Administration — www.hrsa.gov
- Bronx Lebanon Hospital — http://www.bronx-leb.org/
- Lincoln Hospital Center — www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/lincoln.shtml
- Jacobi Hospital — http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/jacobi/home.html
- JCAHO — http://www.jcaho.org/
- American Lung Association — http://www.lungusa.org
- March of Dimes — http://www.marchofdimes.com/
- Affinity — http://www.affinityplan.org/
- Health Plus — http://www.healthplus-ny.org
- Health First — http://www.health-first.org
- Community Premier Plus — http://www.cpphealth.org/
- Fidelis — http://www.fideliscare.org/
- Lupus Foundation of America — http://www.lupus.org/
- NYS Assembly — http://assembly.state.ny.us/
- NYS Senate — http://www.senate.state.ny.us
- NYC Council — http://www.nyccouncil.info/
- US Congress — http://www.house.gov/
- US Senate — http://www.senate.gov/
- Bronx Community Board 2 — http://www.bronxcb2.org/
- Bronx Community Board 3 — http://www.bronxmall.com/commboards/minutes3.html
- Bronx Health Link — http://www.bronxhealthlink.org/
- Bronx Economic Development Corporation — http://www.boedc.com/resources.cfm
Asthma in Chicago:
A supplement of Chest in 1999 that describes the planning process for the Chicago Asthma Consortium. www.chestjournal.org/content/vol116/suppl_2/index.shtml
Institute for Healthcare Improvement:
Conducts quality improvement programs using a collaborative model for asthma and other diseases and health care system problems such as waits and delays. www.ihi.org
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality:
A branch of IHI that focuses on children's health. NICHQ has conducted 10 collaboratives to improve pediatric asthma care. www.nichq.org
CDC Program for Translation and Dissemination of Effective Interventions:
This site contains lists programs for asthmas that have been translated to make them easily available. It also contains listings of other programs that have been evaluated and found effective, but not yet translated. Go to www.cdc.gov/asthma and click on Effective Interventions.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America:
This organization distributes the Asthma Care Training for Kids (ACT), Wee Wheezers, and You Can Control Asthma Programs. 1-800-7-ASTHMA (1-800-727-8462)
American Lung Association:
This organization distributes the Open airways for Schools program as well as Tools for Schools. 1-800-LUNG USA (1-800-586-4872)
University of Michigan School of Public Health:
This organization distributes the Physician Asthma Care Education program for pediatrician in private practice. 734-647-3179 or arfried@umich.edu
National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases:
This agency distributes the Guide for Helping Children with Asthma from the Inner City Asthma Study. 301-496-7353
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:
National Asthma Education and prevention Program. This website lists many asthma resources, including treatment guidelines, educational materials, and the model asthma management program. www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Children's Defense Fund:
This organization has many programs to improve children's health including initiatives to enroll families in the Children's Health Insurance Program. www.childrensdefense.org. For a report on the Greater Cincinnati (Hamilton County, Ohio) CHIP program CHIP Under the Microscope, access www.cdfcinti.org/microscope.pdf
Allies Against Asthma:
This organization is sponsoring 7 coalitions and evaluating them over a three-year period. In addiction to information about AAA, they have a separate website that list extensive asthma education and evaluation resources. www.asthma.umich.edu and www.asthmaresourcebank.net
"My name is Aída Fontanez, and I have been a patient and volunteer at Urban Health Plan, Inc. for eighteen years. Based on my own experience, I believe this health center meets the necessary requirements that make it possible to improve the quality of life to our community---doctors, specialists, innovative programs, medical equipment for diagnoses and its bilingual personnel, make you feel as if you are part of a family. Also, the trust and communication between doctor and patient gives us the understanding to better take care of our health. UHP is always offering educational programs where you have the opportunity to participate and to educate yourself to better handle your medical conditions."
~ Aida Fontanez
