About VAC

The Virginia Asthma Coalition was created through collaboration between the Virginia Department of Health, the American Lung Association of Virginia, and the Virginia Department of Education. VAC provides a forum for people to exchange ideas on ways to improve the quality of asthma care in Virginia. VAC members include physicians, nurses, parents, health care providers, governmental agencies, respiratory therapists, and others who are concerned about controlling asthma throughout the Commonwealth.

 

Mission: VAC is a statewide partnership to enhance the quality of life for Virginians with asthma.

 

Goals:

-Serve as a clearinghouse for surveillance data, training, resources, and promising practices for asthma.

-Serve as an umbrella organization for local coalitions and other concerned partners.

-Promote comprehensive, broad use of revised national guidelines for clinical management of asthma throughout Virginia.

-Advocate for policy and legislative changes that benefit Virginians with asthma