Project Overview
2nd Funding Cycle Impact Award Project Start Date: 7/1/2006 Project End Date: 6/30/2009
Project Goal Statement: Improving Access to Quality Asthma Care will strengthen collaborative efforts among parents of children with asthma and their families, childcare centers, schools, community agencies, and healthcare providers, to advocate for and improve the accessibility and quality of asthma care for thousands of Milwaukee children.
Orignal Award Amount: $450,000 Adjusted Award Amount: $425,545*
Community Partners: Primary Community Partner: Children's Hospital and Health System Additional community partner organization names:
Academic Partners: Primary Academic Partner: John R. Meurer, MD, MBA, Department of Pediatrics Additional Academic Partner: Jane Brotanek, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics
Project Progress Summary Reports: Project Progress Report Summary July 2006 - June 2008 Project Final Report Summary
Affiliated Web Pages: American Lung Association of Wisconsin Aurora Health Care, Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Children's Hospital & Health System City of Milwaukee Health Department Covenant Healthcare Covenant Home Health & Hospice, Inc. Milwaukee Area Health Education Center Milwaukee Public Schools
Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)
*In 2009 award amounts, based on the remaining budget, were adjusted to reflect the decline in endowment asset value due to the downturn in the economy.