InJAC :: Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition

In 2003, the leadership of the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management invited people and organizations to form The Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition (InJAC). The initial charge of InJAC was to formulate Indiana’s first State Asthma Plan in order to reduce the burden of asthma in Indiana. They now:

 ·   Implement the “Strategic Plan for Addressing Asthma in Indiana” (more information can be found at http://www.asthma.in.gov)

·   Focus energy and resources to achieve sustainable success

·   Work cooperatively and constructively with Indiana’s Asthma Program at the Indiana State Department of Health and other state agencies; and

·   Provide guidance to membership on efforts to implement and devise the plan and refine its efforts.

The Mission of the Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition is to

Reduce the Burden of Asthma in Indiana

The coalition meets quarterly. All meetings will take place at the Indiana State Department of Health (2 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN, 46204). The meeting schedule for 2010 is as follows: 

Monday,           March 15, 2010              1:30 p.m.

Thursday,          June 17, 2010                9:00 a.m.

Tuesday,          Sept 14, 2010                1:30 p.m.

Thursday,          Dec 16, 2010                 1:30 p.m. 

2010 InJAC Executive Directors 

President	Marti Michel This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Vice President	Dan Stephens This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Treasurer	Julie Slavens             This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Secretary	Kathy Such This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
2010 InJAC Workgroup Chairs and Co-Chairs
Workgroup	Chair	Co-Chair
Data & Surveillance	Dr. Marc Rosenman, MD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Vacant
Public Education	Annemarie Thomas This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Vacant
Children & Youth	Vacant	Julie Slavens This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Environmental Quality	Margaret Rabe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Vacant
Health Care Providers	Dr. Fredrick Leickly This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	David Blair This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

InJAC Workgroups

• Data Collection and Surveillance
  This workgroup focuses on the development and implementation of a comprehensive asthma surveillance program. Strategies for this group address data needs; comprehensive and structured asthma data surveillance system; timely access to data; and standard data definitions.
• Public Education
  This workgroup focuses on increasing public awareness of asthma as a serious chronic disease and on improving the knowledge and skills of patients regarding the detection, treatment, and control of asthma, particularly among high-risk populations. Strategies for this group address asthma education and public awareness; asthma information resources; peer education and social support; access to quality asthma education programs; and asthma coalition building.
• Children and Youth
  This workgroup focuses on activities related to schools and early care settings. Strategies for this group address asthma education and awareness; stronger management and support systems; safe and healthy environments; school nurse coordination; and the coordination of school, family and community efforts.
• Environmental Quality
  This workgroup focuses on identifying environmental hazards and work-related risk factors that contribute to asthma and to determine remedies that address specific settings, such as homes, commercial buildings, early care settings, schools and the workplace. Strategies for this group address environmental hazards that contribute to Indiana’s asthma burden in Indiana homes and commercial buildings; schools and regulated early care settings; outdoor air; and indoor and outdoor workplaces.
• Health Care Provider
  This workgroup focuses on asthma management by practicing providers, training of future health care providers, and meeting patient needs most effectively in a medical home. Strategies for this group address best practice guidelines; patient education and asthma action plans; health benefit coverage and reimbursement; health care provider education; and medical home concept.

For more information regarding InJAC, or to view the State Asthma Plan, visit the ISDH website at http://www.asthma.in.gov  

For the complete InJAC Bylaws click Here 

The following is an excerpt from the InJAC Bylaws (Article III- Members):

Section 1 General

Section 2 Membership Categories

• Organizational Members
• Organizational Partners
• Individual Members

Section 3 Organizational Members

• Provides contact information for the organization;
• Identifies an individual who will represent the organization when voting; and
• Verifies the organization’s commitment to helping InJAC fulfill its mission as stated in Article II.

Section 4 Organizational Partners

Any organization may apply to join InJAC as an Organizational Partner instead of an Organizational Member. This category of membership has been established to protect Organizational Partners from any conflict that may arise between InJAC efforts/resolutions and the interests of their employer. This situation will occur most frequently when the organization, specifically, a state agency, is unwilling or unable to have formal voting rights in the organization or on a specific issue.

Organizational Partners must serve on at least one committee and are eligible to serve as committee chairs and vote on committee decisions, except those involving approval of resolutions. InJAC Organizational Partners will not have voting privileges on general InJAC activities, functions, and resolutions.

To join, the organization must submit a completed Organizational Partner application form developed by InJAC that:

• Provides contact information for the organization; and
• Verifies the organization’s commitment to helping InJAC fulfill its mission as stated in Article II.
• Identifies the individual who will represent the Organizational Partner

Section 5 Individual Members

• Provides contact information for the Individual Member and
• Verifies the individual’s commitment to helping InJAC fulfill its mission as stated in Article II.

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