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Amy Telesford, BSN, CHW
Community Health Worker
Pj: 1-718-488-1000 extension 1701
Email: amy.telesford@liu.edu
James Mantle, RRT, AE-C
Program Coordinator
Ph: 1-718-246-6320
Email: james.mantle@liu.edu
[Please call or email to schedule an appointment.]
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October 22: 1 PM - 4 PM, Salem Missionary Baptist Church Health Fair, 305 East 21 Street, asthma screening, giveaways and information
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October 24 : 11 AM- 3 PM, Kings Plaza Mall Health Fair, Upper Level Near Old Navy, Flatbush Ave and Ave U
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Nov. 2: 3 PM – 4 PM, PS 308, 616 Quincy Street, Faculty Asthma Workshop
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" The Bridge to Better Breathing for All"
We provide free asthma services to help you control your asthma symptoms. By working together with individuals and families, we strive to create better breathing for all. Our goal is to provide quality community and culturally sensitive asthma education for individuals, students and local community groups.
- Home assessments for asthma triggers
- Asthma-related client counseling and advocacy (individual and group)
- Conduct screening to detect asthma symptoms
- Maintain a database of NYC asthma service
- Advocate for policies that make it easier for individuals to control their asthma
- Civic and community organizations
- Schools
- Health fairs
- LIU Health and Wellness Institute
» A Special Thanks To Our Sponsors
The Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program was made possible by a federal government grant sponsored by local Congressman Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Senators Clinton and Schumer. Additional funding was provided by the NYC Council with special thanks to Speaker Quinn and Council Members DeBlasio, Fidler, Vann and Yassky.
LOCATION »
- Our office is located on the 2nd floor at 9 Hanover Place in Brooklyn, NY.
Hanover Place is between Fulton and Livingston Streets in the community of Fort Greene- near downtown Brooklyn
DIRECTIONS»
- Q,B,R,M subway to the DeKalb Avenue Station
- 2,3,4.5 IRT subway to the Nevins Street Station
- Walk northwest on Fulton Street towards the Fulton Street stores- 9 Hanover Place is just off of Fulton Street
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Local Community
Congressman Edolphus Towns’ former chief of staff, an asthma sufferer who died at age 52, was a pioneer in health policy and legislation, whose tireless efforts impacted public health domestically and internationally, bringing to the forefront and helping to reduce health disparities for communities of color, women and children, as well as for those marginalized by society.
» Read Press Release: Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus to Launch the
Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program
- Amy Telesford, BSN, CHW
Community Health Worker
The Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program
School of Health Professions
Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
Amy.Telesford@liu.edu
718 488-1000 ext. 1701
"My role as the asthma community health worker is to help people with asthma identify and avoid asthma triggers and understand asthma self-management. These free asthma services occur through educational workshops as well as one-on-one counseling sessions in community based facilities, libraries, schools, homes, or at Long Island University."
- Anne Zahradnik, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences
Long Island University -- Brooklyn Campus
Anne.Zahradnik@liu.edu
718 488-1162
"My research area is determining the cost effectiveness of programs that try to help people rely less on emergency department visits for their medical care. One of the goals of the Brenda Pillors program is to help people better manage their asthma so they have few asthma related health emergencies. I'll be tracking the long-term results of the program to see if people are indeed benefiting from the educational efforts and visiting the emergency department less often."
- Bupendra Shah, PhD
Assistant Professor
Social and Administrative Sciences
Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Long Island University
Bupendra.Shah@liu.edu
718 246-4593
"My research interests pertain to developing educational programs that address patient and provider perspectives about managing chronic health conditions. I will be focusing on identifying asthmatic patients' beliefs, knowledge and attitudes towards asthma and asthma management, specifically focusing on complementary therapies used by people with asthma. We will be using the information obtained through a literature review and interviews with people who have asthma to develop an educational module for health professions’ students. This information will also be shared on our website as a resource for members of the public and health care providers."
- John M. Lonie, Ed.D., R.Ph
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Division of Social & Administrative Sciences
Chair of the Faculty Council
Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Long Island University
John.Lonie@liu.edu
718 488-1259
"My primary areas of research are in adult development and adult education. In this project I will be focusing on developing and assessing an educational module(s) applicable to health science programs in pharmacy, physical therapy, respiratory care and nursing at Long Island University. This educational module will include aspects of how cultural beliefs and practices affect health seeking and treatment behaviors of people with asthma. This module will also explore and describe complimentary treatments used in various patient populations in NYC."
- James Mantle, M.S., RRT, AE-C
Program Coordinator
The Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program
School of Health Professions
Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
James.Mantle@liu.edu
718 246-6320
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I am interested in bringing asthma control awareness to the community by adding resources offered to us and using those resources to promote better breathing for all. My role in this program is to coordinate and monitor the different projects and events. I am here to answer questions that you may have."
- Ellen A. Becker, PhD, RRT-NPS, AE-C
Director, Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program
Associate Professor, Respiratory Care
Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus
ellen.becker@liu.edu
718 488-1540
"My research interests are in both education and caring for people with asthma. In this project, we are partnering with the New York City’s Asthma Training Institute to develop a review course that prepares community health workers to take the asthma educator certification from the National Asthma Education Certification Board (NAECB). This program is expected to be offered during the fall 2009 so that participants can take the NAECB exam version based upon the EPR-3 guidelines. Scholarships for this program are available."
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