The Arizona Community Foundation has recently awarded funding to the Arizona Asthma Coalition (AAC) for the development and implementation of the Arizona Emergency School Inhaler Program Roadmap to Sustainability Project (Project). This initiative aims to establish a sustainability roadmap for each Arizona school that possesses an Emergency Stock Inhaler Program. To accomplish this objective, the Project has engaged the Frameshift Group to execute a comprehensive action plan over the upcoming nine-month period, to achieve the following outcomes:
- Establish and hold meetings of a community advisory committee to create the Project’s Roadmap to Sustainability.
- Establish and convene meetings of a pharmacy advisory committee to develop and disseminate a plan that facilitates collaboration between schools and local pharmacies to ensure the procurement of Program medications and supplies.
- Publish and distribute the Project’s Roadmap to Sustainability.
- Promote the Roadmap to Sustainability by delivering presentations to educational and health professional organizations, in addition to posting the document on the AAC website and the websites of partner organizations.
The Project’s Roadmap to Sustainability aims to help schools maintain their Emergency School Inhaler Program. This initiative ensures that Arizona faces minimal or no disruptions to the program after the current grant funding ends. Ongoing technical support and data reporting for the program are provided by the Pima County Health Department for schools located in Pima County and by the School Surveillance and Medication Program (SSMP) at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health for all other Arizona schools. For more information about the Project, please contact Arizona Asthma Coalition at 480-447-6978 or email azasthmacoalition@gmail.com.
