Asthma Cooperative Agreement Partner Profile – New Jersey

At a glance

CDC is funding the health departments in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington DC, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to improve the reach, quality, effectiveness, and sustainability of asthma control services and to reduce asthma morbidity, mortality and disparities by implementing evidence-based strategies.

Overview

The New Jersey Department of Health was previously funded as a CDC National Asthma Control Program grantee from 1999 to 2014. In this new funding cycle they will work alongside partners to improve the quality of asthma care, improve asthma management in schools, and foster policies to help reduce exposure to asthma triggers in outdoor, indoor, and workplace environments.

Grantee

New Jersey Department of Health

Contact

Siobhan Pappas

Program Manager

Telephone

609-913-5699

Email

Siobhan.Pappas@doh.nj.gov

Address

New Jersey Department of Health

55 N Willow St

Trenton, NJ 08608-1203

Website

https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/asthma.shtml