The San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium

Central California Asthma Project

The Central California Asthma Project (CCAP) is a partnership of the San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium, American Lung Association of Central California and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute.

The CCAP was formed from community-based partners as a forum for the exchange of information and resources to control asthma among groups and individuals in the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare.

Asthma Facts

Asthma has risen over 75% worldwide over the last 10 years.
Over 15 million people in the United States are diagnosed with asthma, including almost 5 million children and estimated 2.3 million who are under five years of age.
Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease among children, making it the third ranked cause of hospitalization among children under the age of fifteen.
Asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism, accounting for 10 million lost school days, 12 million bed rest days, and 24 million restricted activity days per year.
Asthma treatment costs an estimated $6.4 billion annually in the United States.
In California, hospitalizations for asthma cost over $350 million each year.

Impact

A patient who has poorly controlled asthma is often absent from school or work.
Disturbed sleep from nighttime asthma symptoms can decrease productivity at work for parents and at school for children.
Time lost from school due to asthma may negatively impact academic achievement, self-esteem, and future life successes.

History

In 1990, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) identified Fresno County as consistently having one of the three highest asthma death rates in the United States.

In 1993, the Fresno Asthma Project was established to address this issue under a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI).

In 2000, the Central California Asthma Project, with continued funding from The California Endowment and NIH/NHLBI, expanded to include the entire San Joaquin Valley by providing public, professional and patient education in an effort to control asthma.

The San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium was founded in 1972. Our mission throughout the San Joaquin Valley is to improve healthcare. This is done by taking a proactive role to identify needs, acquire resources, coordinate the use of resources, disseminate information, promote health education and respond to health opportunities.
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