NYS Department of Health Asthma Control Program Regional Contractors
Regional Asthma Coalitions have been awarded state grants to reduce the burden of asthma in New York State. The coalitions are funded to implement interventions in counties with high rates of asthma-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits. The coalitions identify and focus services on high risk populations within their regions, convene and engage local stakeholders, and apply a population-based, systems change approach that translates the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines | NHLBI, NIH into practice. This initiative aims to increase the quality of life among individuals living with asthma and to decrease the number of asthma-related hospitalizations, emergency department visits, urgent care visits and school or work days lost.
Map of New York State Regional Asthma Contractors by Geographic Coverage
To Contact a New York State Regional Asthma Contractor:
Regional Asthma Contractors
- American Lung Association
Asthma Coalition of Long Island
Nicole Tenner, M.S.
Nicole.Tenner@lung.org
631-415-0940
Counties Served: Suffolk, Nassau - American Lung Association
Asthma Coalition of New York City
Melinda Garcia, MPH
Melinda.Garcia@lung.org
631-415-0941
Counties Served: Queens, Kings, New York, Richmond - American Lung Association
Hudson Valley Asthma Coalition
Jacqueline Rubino, MPH AE-C
jacqueline.rubino@lung.org
914-347-2094
Counties Served: Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester - American Lung Association
Asthma Coalition of Erie, Monroe and Niagara
Alexandra Kranidis, MPH, CPH, CHES, AE-C
631-415-0951
Alexandra.Kranidis@lung.org
Counties Served: Erie, Monroe, Niagara - Urban Health Plan Inc.
Krupa Hart
Krupa.Hart@urbanhealthplan.org
Counties Served: Bronx
Statewide School-Based Services Asthma Contractor
- American Lung Association
Farah Chatila, MHA
917-764-8480
Farah.Chatila@lung.org
Statewide Asthma Quality Improvement Program (Project BREATHE NY)
- American Lung Association
Senior Manager, Health Promotions
Alexandra Kranidis, MPH, CPH, CHES, AE-C
Alexandra.Kranidis@lung.org
631-415-0951