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Funded Partners: National Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
American Lung Association (ALA)

CONTACT INFORMATION
Lynne M. Manley
Project Director

American Lung Association*

 

The ALA is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States dedicated to promoting lung health.

ALA's Program in Action

ALA is funded to provide Capacity-Building Assistance for Preventing Chronic Disease: Reducing the Burden of Asthma.

  • Expanding the scope of the ALA’s Asthma-Friendly Schools Initiative (AFSI)—a community-based approach to asthma management in schools—by funding 10 community-school collaboratives to create and implement a comprehensive asthma management plan for schools using the Coordinated School Health approach.
     
  • Implementing Asthma Friendly Schools Initiatives in the following areas as a result of a year-long planning phase to assess local needs and establish objectives and activities to meet their goals:
     
    • Mecklenburg County Asthma Coalition, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina;
    • Evansville Vanderburgh School Community Council, Evansville Vanderburgh School District, Indiana;
    • Kansas Asthma Coalition, Greater Kansas City Asthma & COPD Coalition, Shawness Mission School District, Kansas City, KS;
    • Asthma Coalition of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA;
    • Asthma Alliance of Indianapolis, IN;
    • Metro Minnesota Asthma Coalition, St. Francis School District, MN;
    • Asthma Coalition of Long Island, Bay Shore Union Free School District, Hempstead Union Free School District, NY;
    • Regional Community Asthma Network of the Finger Lakes, Rush Henrietta Central School District, NY;
    • Sonoma County Asthma Coalition, Guerneville School District, CA;
    • Hudson Valley Asthma Coalition, Kingston City Consolidated School District, NY.
       
  • Working with grantees to implement the School Health Index, or other tools, to identify and prioritize local needs. Program implementation and evaluation will occur during year three.

Other NGOs funded under this category:

See Also

Funding Announcement 601 [pdf 245K] (CDC-RFA-DP06-601). Provides more information on the NGO funding requirements for providing capacity-building assistance.

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