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- The Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project is a seven-year,
$6 million project to improve the outcomes for children with
asthma in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- In October 2001, the American Lung Association of Minnesota in
collaboration with the Healthy Learners Board received a two-year
planning grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
to develop a strategic plan related to childhood asthma in
Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
- A coalition representing various community sectors including
environmental health, childcare, schools, health care, health plans,
public health, social services, and community organizations was
formed to develop this strategic plan.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention then granted the
American Lung Association of Minnesota five years of funding to
implement the plan (September 2003 through June 2008).
- The Project has been successful in leveraging additional resources
for this plan from the federal and state agencies, health plans,
pharmaceutical companies, and foundations.
- Hear about our project on Minnesota Public Radio.
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