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IN THIS SECTION:
Our Mission/Goal
Background
CAFA Leadership
CAFA Coalitions
CAFA Membership
Monthly Local Asthma Coalition Spotlight
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| Our Mission/Goal |
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Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) is a network of asthma coalitions in California shaping local, regional, and state policies to reduce the environmental triggers of asthma for school-aged children where they live, learn, and play. In response to the widely recognized fact that environmental factors play a major role in asthma, CAFA works with communities to support the creation and implementation of policies that reduce environmental risk factors for school-aged children with asthma. Through the structure that CAFA provides, coalitions work toward safeguarding and enacting environmental policies focused on reducing environmental triggers in schools, homes, and outdoor air at the state, regional, and local levels throughout California.
CAFA is comprised of local asthma coalitions that bring together diverse constituents, including health care providers, schools, public health organizations, environmental health and justice groups, and community residents to collectively address the problem of asthma in their communities. Collectively, the coalitions constitute the CAFA Network, which mobilizes the voice and experience of the local communities to shape asthma policies at all levels.
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