Recognizing the impact that air quality has on people with breathing problems, in particular those affected by asthma, a formal alliance was formed between the Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign and the Greater Cleveland Asthma Coalition.  Recently, these two groups have joined forces to create the Greater Cleveland Air and Asthma Alliance. This alliance provides a unique integration of community members and local resources and agencies to improve the health of our neighborhoods.  This alliance will improve operational efficiency and will utilize volunteers and members more effectively and the expanded capacity will provide increased service to local communities.  The goal of the alliance is to improve the health and quality of life in Northeast Ohio by decreasing air pollution and reducing the asthma burden through sustainable community efforts. 

Mission:

• To improve the health and quality of life in Northeast Ohio by reducing air toxics with an emphasis on the population affected by asthma through sustainable community efforts.
• To improve the in Northeast Ohio by decreasing air pollution and reducing the asthma burden through sustainable community efforts. 

Goals:

• To reduce air toxics and their associated risks
• To increase awareness of the seriousness of the asthma epidemic in Cleveland
• To support and implement collaborative asthma-related projects
• To support and implement air toxics reduction projects
• To increase awareness on appropriate diagnosis and management of asthma
• To increase awareness of air toxics in the communities
• To sustain the project over time with a reproducible model for attaining the above goals

For more information please contact: 

American Lung Association in Ohio
6100 Rockside Woods Blvd.  Suite 260
Independence, OH 44131
Phone: (216) 524-5864 ext. 308
Fax: (216) 524-7647
Email: alao@ohiolung.org