This Coalition Corner page provides asthma coalitions across North Carolina an opportunity to share upcoming activities and events. If your asthma coalition has an event or activity that you would like to share with other coalitions, please contact Caroline Chappell in the N.C. Asthma Program by e-mail or phone (919-707-5209).
More events will be added; please continue to check this page for updates. (Note: Links flagged with an asterisk "*" are links to external sites, which open in new windows.)
Schools and childcare centers in all seven northeastern counties that make up the Albemarle Pediatric Asthma Coalition - Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans.
Description:
The Albemarle Pediatric Asthma Coalition has created an Asthma Action Plan specifically for the child age (birth-4), which will be distributed to private providers, health department physicians, childcare centers and operators, school nurses, and administrators during the month of May.
Pinwheels will be displayed in front of childcare centers and schools to represent the number of children living with asthma at each childcare center and school.
World Asthma Day banners will be displayed in the seven northeastern North Carolina counties that make up the Albemarle Pediatric Asthma Coalition.
Web Address:
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Target Audience:
Preschool and elementary school aged children and their families; school and childcare center personnel; community members.
Chowan Middle School - 2845 Virginia Road, Tyner, NC 27980
Description:
For World Asthma Day, the Asthma Warriors Club at Chowan Middle School developed a video on asthma facts and how to have good control over asthma. This video will be played in each classroom on Channel 1 (channel on news and topics for students). During lunch, club members will also sponsor an asthma table with information on asthma, especially focusing on asthma during the teen years.
"One World... One People!" - A Cultural Competency Workshop
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Caldwell County Health Department Conference Room - 1966 B. Morganton Blvd. NW, Lenoir NC, 28645
Description:
This cultural competency workshop, facilitated by the NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, is designed to help health professionals and community members understand and better serve their clients. The workshop is free and will include lunch. Please RSVP to Jan Pritchard by May 14.
Dare County Library - 400 Mustian St., Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Description:
This class is offered to celebrate *Asthma Awareness Month, and it is for adults and children. The class is free, but registration is required by May 15th by contacting Martha Jones.
Mecklenburg County Commissioners' Meeting (Asthma Presentation and Proclamation)
Date:
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Location:
City County Government Center, 600 East 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Description:
The asthma coalition, school asthma nurses and students with asthma will give a presentation to the county commissioners about asthma in our school system. A proclamation will be issued making May Asthma Awareness month in Mecklenburg County. The public is encouraged to attend.
Asthma Awareness Activity for Levine Children’s Hospital
Date:
Monday, May 19, 2008
Time:
2:00 p.m.
Location:
1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203
Description:
Students from the Butler High School Dream Team have written and will present a play on asthma to the children who are admitted to Levine Children’s Hospital. The event will be filmed and will be sent via live camera to the rooms of children who are too sick to come to the performance center. After the play, the Dream Team is planning to participate in an asthma awareness activity in the play room.
The Wilmington Sharks and the Asthma Coalition of the Cape Fear Region are proudly working together to raise asthma awareness. On Friday, June 13th at Legion Stadium kids are encouraged to wear their favorite costume and come out to the game. Prior to the games start there will be games and booths set up to engage the children while learning about asthma, effects of tobacco use, and safety. Announcements pertaining to facts about asthma and smoking will occur after every inning and the Air Quality Flag will be flown at the stadium.
The Spring Retreat is a medical camping program that serves children five years and older with asthma and their families. The retreat is designed to help parents and children improve their understanding of asthma and to enhance the lives of children who are coping with the disease. Families will enjoy a variety of recreational activities like canoeing, arts & crafts, hayrides, sailing and swimming as well as educational sessions.
Catch the Wind with the Wake County Asthma Coalition
Date:
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Time:
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location:
Raleigh, NC; Shelter #6, Pullen Park, 520 Ashe Avenue, (corner of Ashe Ave. and Western Blvd.)
Description:
In celebration of World Asthma Day and *Asthma Awareness Month, the Wake County Asthma Coalition is hosting a Family Picnic at Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC. Families with asthmatic children and/or adults are invited to attend. Families should plan to bring a picnic lunch. Beverages and cookies will be provided. There is also an opportunity to make a donation and be entered into a drawing for a full week at Camp Challenge (a camp for asthmatic and diabetic kids ages 7 - 17) and other prizes. Door prizes will also be awarded. Combine fun with an opportunity to learn more about asthma, the Wake County Asthma Coalition and upcoming community projects. Call now (919-350-7979) and reserve your spot!
12:00 noon - Grace Christian Academy - 498 Arlington Ave., Bryson City, NC 28713
3:30 p.m. - Ceremonial Grounds, Cherokee Indian Reservation
Description:
World Asthma Day in Western North Carolina will include an educational program designed for 3rd and 4th graders at the elementary schools listed above. The program will include asthma education, along with an overview of asthma's relationship to environmental tobacco smoke and a discussion of the importance of exercise.
