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North Carolina
EPA Regional Offices
Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
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Contact: Heidi LeSane
LeSane.Heidi@epa.gov
(404) 562-9074 or
1-800-241-1754
EPA Asthma Program Contact List - National Organizations and EPA Regional Offices
Visit the on-line Events Submittal Form
http://asthmaevents.cadmusweb.com 
to share your events and activities for this year's Asthma Awareness
Month.
(listed in date order)
| Event: | Kids Care Health Fair |
| Date/Time: | 04/25/2009 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Location: | The Lake Park Town Center Lake Park Indian Trail, NC 28079 |
| Description: | Community Health Fair, with multiple partnerships, assisting Union County Asthma Coalition. |
| Contact: | Jackie Butch,
Union County Asthma Coalition
2965 Deep Cove Dr Concord, NC 28027 Phone: 704-788-0563 Email: jacquelyn.butch@carolinashealthcare.org |
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| Event: | Cleveland County Asthma Awareness Month Activities |
| Date/Time: | 05/01-21/2009 Time: Various times |
| Location: | Numerous locations throughout Cleveland County, NC |
| Description: | The Cleveland County Asthma
Coalition will sponsor various events in recognition of
Asthma Awareness Month. On April 18th, there will be a
Healthy Kids’ Day and Asthma Expo at the Dover YMCA in
Shelby, NC. Art work for the Art for Asthma Contest will
be accepted and displayed. Registrations for No Wheeze
Asthma Camp, being held July 13-17, 2009, will also be
accepted. There will also be a bake sale and a 50/50
raffle. For more information regarding the Art for
Asthma contest and the No Wheeze Asthma Camp, please
contact Pam Ellwood at
pam.elwood@clevelandcounty.com or (704) 484-5182.
May 1st marks Asthma Awareness Day and Air Awareness Day. The Cleveland County Asthma Coalition will announce the corporate and member Asthma Champions for 2009. Art for Asthma winners will be announced and there will be an award presentation and reception. The presentation and reception will occur at the Cleveland Mall in Shelby, from 6:00 pm -7:00 pm.
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| Contact: | Pam Ellwood,
Cleveland County Asthma Coalition
315 E. Grover Street Shelby, NC 28150 Phone: (704) 484-5182 |
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| Event: | Asthma Fair |
| Date/Time: | 05/02/2009 Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| Location: | WakeMed Andrews Conference Center 3024 New Bern Ave. Raleigh, NC 27610 |
| Description: | An educational vendor/exhibitor hall. Attendees will receive both written and oral education on asthma management, triggers and asthma and allergies through lecture sessions and interactive booths. The community will leave with asthma tools provided by various vendors that will help them better manage their asthma. Tickets for door prize drawing are provided to those attending the lecture |
| Contact: | Debbie Credle, RN
Wake County Asthma Coalition
c/o WakeMed Children’s Asthma Program 3000 New Raleigh, NC 27610 Phone: 919-350-7979 Fax: 919-231-5127 Email: dcredle@wakemed.org |
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| Event: | World Asthma Day Awareness at Vernon Park Mall |
| Date/Time: | 05/05/2009 Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm |
| Location: | Vernon Park Mall Vernon Avenue Kinston, NC |
| Description: | Educational materials about Asthma and the Lenoir/Greene Asthma Coalition. Information about the triggers of asthma attacks and tobacco cessation materials will also be available. |
| Contact: | Kenya Servia,
Lenoir/Greene Asthma Coalition, North Carolina Phone: (252) 670-3303 Email: kservia@cravencountync.gov |
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| Event: | World Asthma Day |
| Date/Time: | 05/06/2009 Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm |
| Location: | Marble Elementary School Murphy, NC |
| Description: | "All About Asthma" What is asthma? How can I stay active and healthy if I have asthma? Activities will include fun-filled educational tips, Arthur’s Busters Breathless video, games, prizes and snacks. |
| Contact: | Mission Hospitals, Inc. 509 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: (828) 213-4783 Fax: (828) 213-1859 Email: melinda.shuler@msj.org |
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| Event: | Asthma Proclamation- for Gates County, North Carolina |
| Date/Time: | 05/06/2009 Time: 10:00 am |
| Location: | 202 Court Street Gatesville, NC |
| Description: | A Proclamation will be read
at the Gates County Commissioners meeting scheduled for
May 6, 2009, at the Gates County Courthouse. This
proclamation will publicly announce May as Asthma
Awareness Month and coincide with the implementation of
the Air Quality Flag program. Gates County Public Schools, the Merchants Millpond State Park, and other local government buildings will display the color-coded flag on the flag poles which is correlated to the specific day’s ozone level. Students will learn about air quality indexes and participate in the raising of the color-coded flag at the beginning of each school day. The Albemarle Pediatric Asthma Coalition, APAC, is sponsoring a public awareness campaign to recognize World Asthma Day on May 5, 2009, and the month of May as Asthma Awareness Month. The APAC is comprised of seven counties located in northeastern North Carolina and includes Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties. World Asthma Day banners will be placed in each county at an intersection with high-traffic visibility. Additionally, promotional signs that read, “This staff and our families recognize May as Asthma Awareness Month,” will be displayed at the entrance of schools, childcare centers, and medical providers’ offices. Promotional items such as pencils and World Asthma Day stickers will be distributed to the elementary level students in all seven school districts. Three billboards located strategically throughout the seven-county area will be unveiled to the public prior to May 1, 2009, to increase the public’s awareness related to asthma. The billboard messages list three steps in maintaining good asthma management. |
| Contact: | Gayle Olson,
Albemarle Pediatric Asthma Coalition
711 Roanoke Ave. Gatesville, NC Phone: (252) 338-4369 Fax: (252) 337-7906 Email: golson@arhs-nc.org |
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| Event: | 2009 North Carolina Asthma Summit |
| Date/Time: | 05/14/2009 Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Location: | Sheraton
Imperial Hotel and Conference Center 4700 Emperor Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703 Web site: www.lungnc.org |
| Description: | The Asthma Alliance of North Carolina invites you to attend the annual North Carolina Asthma Summit. The 2009 Summit will feature a panel of talented physicians discussing “Coming Together to Improve Asthma Outcomes,” along with other plenary presentations around this theme. The Summit will also provide an excellent opportunity for asthma champions throughout North Carolina to showcase success stories and share strategies for dealing with asthma in our communities. Participants will interact with supportive leaders within our state and other advocates who have made a significant impact on individuals with asthma. Afternoon breakout sessions will offer practical asthma-related information, resources, and exciting new projects. |
| Contact: | Caroline Chappell,
North Caroline Asthma Alliance
c/o N.C. Division of Public Health Raleigh, NC 27699 Phone: (919) 707-5209 Email: caroline.chappell@ncmail.net |
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| Event: | Community Asthma Forum: Taking Asthma to School - Are You Prepared? |
| Date/Time: | 05/22/2009 Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
| Location: | Charlotte Marriot Executive Park 5700 Westpark Drive Charlotte, NC 28217 |
| Description: | In celebration of May 2009 Asthma Awareness Month, the CMS Asthma Education Program invites you to attend this Community Asthma Forum to raise asthma awareness and support students with asthma to be healthy in school and ready to learn! Parents, school staff/administrators, physicians, nurses, and community members will benefit from this valuable forum. Gather tools and knowledge to help prepare students with asthma for school. |
| Contact: | LaToya Welch,
CMS Asthma Education Program
Phone: (980) 343 0367 Email: latoya.welch@cms.k12.nc.us |
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| Event: | Educate the Educator: Adult and Pediatric Asthma Update |
| Date/Time: | 05/26/2009 Time: 6:30 pm |
| Location: | Central Carolina Hospital Classroom 1135 Carthage Street Sanford, NC 27330 |
| Description: | A clinical update for local physicians, other providers, and health care professionals on children and adults with asthma. |
| Contact: | Wendy Weston, RN
Lee County Asthma Coalition
Sanford, NC 27330 Phone: (919) 774-6226 or (919) 774-6518 Email: mboates@lee.k12.nc.us |
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