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CAC regularly hosts a 30-minute, informal Zoom group with an expert in the field of asthma to educate and answer questions around asthma and issues that can affect those living with it. Lunch and Learn is free and open to all, and designed to be valuable for everyone, from experienced healthcare workers to community members looking to improve their ability to care for themselves and their loved ones.
2024 Fall SERIES |
SMART Therapy (Illinois Advance) | Findings of the CAC White Paper Around Implementation of SMART | Asthma Athletics | Food Allergy Survey |
2024 Spring Series |
Stress, Mood & Asthma — Many Ways Lead to Rome | Nutrition/Diet & Asthma | Advancing Health Equity by Removing Race from PFT Reference Equations | Sleep & Asthma |
2023 Fall series |
Smoking & Asthma | Race-Based Asthma Disparities | Exercise & Asthma |
2023 Spring series |
Vaping & Asthma | Hypertension & Asthma |
This program focused on various lifestyle and medication tools that can help manage asthma symptoms. Presenters who have extensive experience in the asthma and allergy fields discussed their particular areas of research and their clinical findings. Participants came away with a deeper understanding of the tools and techniques that can be used to manage asthma. |
Nutrition and Diet | Obesity | Digital Tools for Asthma Management | Physical Activity |
CAC hosted 2-3 regional educational and networking meetings called Kick Asthma: Knowledge Forums. The forums are an opportunity to come together to learn from experts in asthma care, network with colleagues and community members and to share information from asthma related organizations throughout Chicagoland. |
Back to School Series | Practice Management | Statewide Data Update | School Series Webinar |
Professional Development Forum | Climate Change & Asthma |
Apartment Walkthrough | Tenants with Asthma | Mindfulness & Calming Techniques |
Asthma & Covid-19: Focus on Children | Asthma & Covid-19: Focus on Children |
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| Allergist and Chicago Asthma Consortium Board Member, Dr. Andrea Pappalardo joined NPR's The 21st!The 21st Show: Extreme Allergies Are in the Air Some are finding themselves sneezing more than usual this allergy season, and if this is you, you are not alone. The 21st was joined by Dr. Andrea Pappalardo, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine to hear more about why this allergy season is having a larger effect on people. |
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