Intervention Activities
| Grantee: | University of Illinois |
|---|---|
| Contact: | Victoria Persky, MD |
| Telephone: | (312) 996-4783 |
| E-mail: | vwpersky@uic.edu |
| Address: | University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Room 878A 1603 W. Taylor St. Chicago, IL 60612 |
| Website: | http://www.uic.edu/ |
| Funded Since: | September 2001 |
Funded Program:
Controlling Asthma in American Cities
Program Description:
To decrease asthma-related morbidity, CDC is funding grantees in seven urban communities (Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis) to use innovative collaborative approaches to improve overall asthma management among urban children up to 18 years of age.
State Asthma Control Plan:
http://www.idph.state.il.us/pdf/addressing_asthma.pdf
Partnership Activities
| Grantee: | Illinois Department of Public Health |
|---|---|
| Contact: | Nikki Woolverton |
| Telephone: | (217) 782-3300 |
| E-mail: | nikki.woolverton@illinois.gov |
| Address: | Illinois Department of Public Heath 535 W. Jefferson St., 2nd floor Springfield, IL 62761 |
| Website: | http://www.idph.state.il.us/ |
| Funded Since: | September 1999 |
Funded Program:
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective
Program Description:
CDC is funding California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the health department in Puerto Rico to implement some or all of their statewide comprehensive asthma control plans based on resource availability.
Asthma Website:
http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/chronic/asthma.htm
