The Ohio Asthma Coalition was established on June 3, 2003, through collaboration between the Ohio Department of Health Asthma Program and the American Lung Association of Ohio. The first order of business was to develop mission and vision statements:
Mission: Improve the lives of the more than 1 million Ohioans with asthma.
Vision: Living Well with Asthma.
A vibrant and active organization, the coalition currently has 170 members representing 97 organizations from all corners of the state. In 2004, coalition committees produced the Ohio Statewide Asthma Plan that outlines a comprehensive approach to addressing asthma in Ohio through a broad range of population-based strategies based on the Healthy People 2010 model. Because asthma is controllable but not curable or preventable at this time, efforts are focused on secondary and tertiary prevention. Most of the coalition activities occur through the framework of six committees, each focused on a strategic plan, as well as the four Ohio regional coalitions listed below.
