Asthma in New England

Asthma in Your State

• New England
• Connecticut
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Vermont

New England

New England Asthma Regional Council (ARC)
Stacey Chacker (schacker@tmfnet.org)
Director of Environmental Health and ARC
617-279-2240 x536

ARC Website

ARC Reports:

• "The Burden of Asthma in New England" (PDF) (90 pp., 733 KB, about PDF)
• "A Case for Smokefree Housing" (PDF) (28 pp., 931 KB, about PDF)
• "Investing in Best Practices for Asthma: A Business Case for Education and Environmental Interventions" (PDF) (16 pp., 1.01 MB, about PDF)
• "What's That Smell: Simple Steps to Tackle Indoor Air Problems" (PDF) (8 pp., 151 KB, about PDF)
• "Tips for Teachers" (PDF) (1 p., 8 KB, about PDF)

Connecticut

Asthma Coordinator:
Eileen Boulay (eileen.boulay@ct.gov), RN, BSN
860-509-8251

CT Asthma Web site

CT Statewide Asthma Plan

Maine

Asthma Coordinator:
Ruth Lawson Stopps (ruth.lawson-stopps@maine.gov)
207-287-8016

ME DHHS Asthma Prevention and Control Program Website

ME Asthma Plan

Massachusetts

Asthma Coordinator:
Jean Zotter (Jean.Zotter@state.ma.us)
617-994-9807

MA DPH Asthma Website

MA DPH - Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP)

New Hampshire

Asthma Coordinator:
Lindsay Dearborn (ldearborn@dhhs.state.nh.us)
603-271-4551

NH DHHS Asthma Control Program Website

NH Asthma Plan

Rhode Island

Asthma Coordinator:
Nancy Sutton (Nancy.Sutton@health.ri.gov)
401-222-4040

RI DH Asthma Control Program Website

Vermont

Asthma Coordinator:
Currently shared responsibility:
Kathleen Hall (khall@vdh.state.vt.us), MS, RN
802-652-4115

VT DH Asthma Website

VT Asthma Prevention Plan (PDF) (28 pp., 331 KB)