About Allies

National Advisory Committee

The National Advisory Committee provided support and advice to the National Program Office.  Members have expertise in a range of areas including asthma clinical care, coalition development, environmental issues, and evaluation.  Floyd Malveaux, MD, PhD served as committee chair.

Committee Members:

Michele Carrick, MSW
Parent and family advocate
Newton, MA

Mary desVignes-Kendrick, MD, MPH, FAAP
University of Texas School of Public Health-Houston
Houston, TX

Susan Downey, MEd
The Medical Foundation
Boston, MA

Robinson (Rob) Fulwood, PhD, MSPH
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Washington, DC

Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson
Community Health Development, Inc.
Uvalde, TX

Barbara Israel, DPH, MPH
University of Michigan
School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI

Talmadge King, MD
University of California
San Francisco, CA

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Floyd Malveaux, MD, PhD - Chair
Merck Childhood Asthma Network
Washington, DC

Robert Mellins, MD
Columbia University School of Medicine
New York, NY

Stephen Page, MPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC

Guy Parcel, PhD
University of Texas
School of Public Health
Houston, TX

Stephen Redd, MD
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Jeanne J. Taylor, PhD
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Los Angeles, CA

Abe Wandersman, PhD
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Sandra Wilson, PhD
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
Palo Alto, CA

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About Allies

 

 

Overview

 

 

Why Pediatric Asthma

 

 

A Coalition Approach

 

 

The Allies Approach

 

 

Coalition Support

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Nat'l Advisory Committee