KCAC: RAISING
ASTHMA AWARENESS IN KINGS COUNTY THE WHOLE YEAR! aaa11aa
5TH ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR
JULY 11, 2010!!!
The Kings County Asthma Coalition and other local organizations in
an effort to raise asthma awareness will be hosting the 5th annual Allies Against Asthma Health Fair 2010
at the Hanford Mall on Sunday July 11th, 2010 from noon to 3pm. Hard
working KCAC volunteers will be providing asthma screenings, information on all pertinent asthma topics and concerns, prizes, face painting, and music.
This event
is designed to help educate
people in our community about comprehensive asthma management. To view a flyer of the event click on the buttons below.
H1N1 - Influenza
Asthma Information for Patients and Parents of Patients
American Lung Association Joins Health Officials to Prevent the Spread of Seasonal Influenza by Urging People to Get Vaccinated!!! (Access article by clicking on button below photo)
Flu Clinic Locator Available on www.flucliniclocator.org to Help People Find Local Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinics and Stay Healthy!!!
BACK to SCHOOL and Asthma
Click on the pictures below to find out more about how to manage
asthma when going back to school.
American Lung Association of Central California's
Air Quality Flag Event
@
Chukchansi Park
HEALTH FAIR A LOCAL SUCCESS
LAST JULY!!!
The Kings County Asthma Coalition and other local organizations joined in
an effort to raise asthma awareness when KCAC hosted the "Asthma Health Fair 2009"
at the Hanford Mall on Sunday July 19th, 2009. Thanks to all of the hard
working KCAC volunteers, the event was a huge success. This was the
fourth year in a row that the coalition put on this event. The event
included activities which helped educate
people in our community about comprehensive asthma management. To see
photos of the event click on the movie button below.
Thank
you to all who volunteered !!!
National Guidelines!
"New national guidelines hold hope of improving life for asthma
sufferers",
says Dr. David Núñez, (pictured below)
Dr. Núñez, a state asthma expert who
heads the California Asthma Public Health Initiative, presented the
new guidelines, developed by the National
Institutes of Health's National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.
The Kings County Public Health Department was one of the first entities
of it's kind to adopt the Air Quality Flag in California, "Promoting
and Preventing Respiratory Distress". The flag ceremony followed
a brief description of the air quality index and the corresoponding
colors of the flags on September 6th, 2007. Thanks to all those who
joined us on this historical event. The Hanford Sentinel provided
media coverage:
Ten years ago, the EPA established the
Office of Children's Health Protection to make the health protection
of children a fundamental goal of public health and environmental
protection. Since that time the EPA has celebrated by declaring each
October as Children's Health Month. This year, Monday October 4, 2010 is declared as the official observance of Child Health Day.
2008 Children's Environmental Health Report
Important Report!
UCLA Health Policy
ResearchBrief
"Uncontrolled
Asthma Means
Missed Work and
School, Emergency
Department Visits
for Many
Californians"
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