Overview
The Wisconsin Asthma Coalition’s (WAC) mission is to develop and implement a sustainable statewide action plan that expands and improves the quality of asthma education, prevention, management, and services and eliminates the disproportionate burden of asthma in racial/ethnic and low-income populations.

Since the WAC’s inception in 2001 the role of the Alliance has been to coordinate the coalition, which has grown to more than 290 members, and facilitate the creation and implementation of the Wisconsin Asthma Plan.

The WAC Executive Committee meets monthly in-person to guide, monitor, and make recommendations to implement the Wisconsin Asthma Plan.

Become involved
Become a WAC Member – membership is open to any individual or organization interested in asthma prevention, education and management for children and adults.

• Use the Wisconsin Asthma Plan 2009-2014 - An updated blueprint for addressing asthma in Wisconsin created by the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition.
  View full plan.
  View executive summary.
• Attend Biannual WAC Meetings - national and local expert speakers, interactive discussion, programs, tools and networking opportunities.
  
  WAC10 Year Anniversary Fall Meeting
  Oct. 6-7, 2011
  A diamond celebration: The facets of asthma

• Dinner program - Looking to the future: Creating a family-centered medical home for asthma, John Meurer, MD, MBA
• Keynote - Approach to the diagnosis and management of difficult asthma, Sally E. Wenzel, MD
• Public policy and advocacy update, Dona Wininsky
• Measuring asthma: An update on exhaled nitric oxide and other methods, Neal Jain, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI
• Attendee list.


• Join a workgroup - work as a team to implement the Wisconsin Asthma Plan.
• Join a WAC Local Asthma Coalition - WAC Local Asthma Coalitions are located throughout Wisconsin working to implement asthma activities at the local level. Learn more.

– WAC Executive Committee
– WAC members
– WAC membership form
– Implementation reporting form, 2009-2014
– WAC member implementation activities, 2009-2014

Funding
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Asthma Program has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 2001 to support coalition activities and intensive statewide surveillance. The Alliance is contracted by DHS to coordinate the WAC and the creation, distribution and implementation of the Wisconsin Asthma Plan. The current funding, a five-year CDC Cooperative Agreement, continues coalition efforts and implementation of the plan.

Wisconsin Asthma Coalition
Smoke-free lifestyle radio ad
This ad targets college campuses statewide. The ad appeals to smokers and non-smokers alike with scenarios on asthma triggers and the importance of making better choices. The goal is to encourage students to be empowered and lead a smoke-free lifestyle. Listen to the ad.

– WAC Executive Committee - 1/3/12 meeting