West Virginia Asthma Coalition 2005-2006 Committee List and Goals

WVAC President: Susan Aufdenkampe, RRT

WVAC Vice-President: Toni Marascio, RN

Committees are Asthma Management, Community Education and Outreach, Data Sharing, Environment, and Schools and Pediatrics.  We will be forming an Advocacy Committee and an Occupational Asthma Committee in the upcoming year.

Asthma Management

The Asthma Management Committee supports the use of the National Health Institutes of Health guidelines and disseminates these “best practices” to providers and health professionals throughout the state; assures quality of hospital care; establishes a team approach to treating asthma; identifies economics of poor care and policy changes for areas of reimbursement and patient education; and develops guidelines or teaching tools for screening.

Chair: Adam Baus, MA

Members: Kim Ashcraft, Adam Baus, Aimee Bolen, Rita Breedlove, Mary Beth Hackney, Georgianna Kintz, Chuck Menders, Wendy Parsons, Joan Phillips; Heather Rine, Ronald Seaton, Amanda Smith, Cindy Snyder, Sandra Swisher, Laura Tate, and Jessica Wright

Asthma Management Committee Goals for 2005-2006

Community Outreach and Education Committee

The Community Education and Outreach Committee identifies needs and resources; develops strategies to address needs of people with asthma, including public awareness and information campaigns; holds professional training seminars for nurses, day care centers; and educates parents to understand their child’s disease.

Chair: Cathy Jones, MD

Members:  Karrell Anderson, Kimberly Chaffin, Melanie Collinvitti, Pamela Gunter, Samantha Hartman, Traci Holbert, Sonny Hoskinson, Norman Jackson, Robert Kaslovsky, Kent LaForme, Julie Lejeune, Pam Litchfield, Barb McKown, Tammy Renzelli, Wilma Rodes, Jeff Shaw,  and Debbie Sparks

Community Outreach and Education Committee Goals for 2005-2006

Data Sharing Committee

The Data Sharing Committee is dedicated to collect and present data about asthma, which will help providers, health professionals, administrators and legislators understand the magnitude of asthma and its ramifications.

Chair: Mary Emmett, PhD

Members: Penney Baughman, Michael Smith, Harry Tweel, and Amy Wenmoth

Data Sharing Committee Goals for 2005-2006

Environment Committee

The Environment Committee promotes clean indoor air; bans toxic materials in schools, establishes guidelines for schools; locates funding to have schools tested for clean indoor air; establishes healthy home standards and works with the building industry to promote those standards.

Chair: Jeanne Chandler

Members: Carrie Brainard, Stephen James, Sandra Joseph, Bonnie Meehan, Mary Jane Pickens, Rose Ann Prince, Cathy Schrader, Jean Tenney, and Allan Tweddle

Environment Committee Goals for 2005-2006

Schools, Pediatrics Committee

The Schools/Pediatrics Committee identifies asthma-related needs of children in all environments (including schools, daycare centers, HeadStart and preschool centers) focusing on assessment of quality of care and identification of ways to promote appropriate asthma care and management (including use of medication and staff education).

Chair:  Mary McCrum, DO

Members: Eileen Barker, Donna Bolden, Jim Cook, Paula Fields, Barbara Folden, Wendy Goddard, Linda Griffith, India Hosch, Pat Kelly, Becky King, Rebecca King, Dean Lee, Tina Lopez, Toni Marascio, Heidi Putman, Carrie A. Rogers, Michael Romano, Renee Salvatori, and Dixie Showalter

Schools, Pediatrics Committee Goals for 2005-2006

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