Like many of you, we continue to track the federal funding landscape and to advocate for funding for programs that improve the lives of people with asthma. Today, we’re sharing an update and some additional actions that we can all take.
We’ve shared before that the future of the National Asthma Control Program (NACP) is under threat. While CDC asthma staff were reinstated last week, the continuation of funding for the NACP grantees remains uncertain. Currently funding 29 grantees across the country, the NACP has improved the quality of asthma clinical care, increased the effectiveness of asthma management in school, supported policies to reduce air pollution, and strengthened systems to sustain asthma home visiting services.
A recent CBS Health Watch story described the risks to people with asthma if the NACP funding is cut. RAMP Director Anne Kelsey Lamb, along with partners Esther Bejarano with Comite Civico del Valle and Graciela Anaya with the Central California Asthma Collaborative, were highlighted in the article, sharing the importance of funding for asthma services in California.
You can help ensure people with asthma get the support they need through the NACP. If you are in California, the American Lung Association has prepared this letter to California’s Congressional Delegation. To sign on, please email your organization’s logo to Lung Association staff member Kesa Bruce. If your organization is unable to sign on, you can support this effort by signing on as an individual here.
If you’re not in California, you can still help by sharing your perspectives on the value of the National Asthma Control Program’s work. (If you’re based in California, you’re invited to share your perspectives, too, in addition to signing on to the Congressional Delegation letter.)
Please take a moment to show your support!
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