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Patient Support Groups
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is a patient organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma and allergies and their caregivers, through education, advocacy and research. The not-for-profit organization was founded in 1953 and provides practical information, community-based services, patient support and referrals through a national network of chapters and educational support groups.
AAFA’s chapters provide a variety of services, educational programs and support to people with asthma in their communities, as well as local leadership dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma and allergies. Working together with volunteers, health care providers and private and government agencies, these chapters are able to positively influence their communities and the perception of asthma and allergies.
The majority of AAFA’s 9 chapters have participated in the ACAAI’s local asthma screening programs. Contact information for each AAFA chapter is listed below. If you have a chapter in your area, you can contact its leaders about participating in your screening program. The national office has notified each of its chapters about the screening program.
Information about AAFA and its asthma and allergy patient education and family support resources are also available for distribution at your local screening. If you would like additional information, contact either the local chapter nearest you or the national headquarters at 202/466-7643 or 800/727-8462.
AAFA Chapters
The following provides a list of AAFA’s 9 chapters. If you have a chapter in your area, you can contact its leaders about participating in your screening program.
Alaska
Dale Knutson, Executive Director
PO Box 201927
Anchorage, AK 99520-1927
907/696-4810
FAX: 800/651-4914
aafaAlaska@gci.net
www.aafaalaska.com
Greater Kansas City
Melissa Ford, Executive Director
9140 Ward Parkway, Suite 120
Kansas City, MO 64114
816/333-6608 or 888/542-8252
FAX: 816/333-6684
info@aafakc.org
www.aafakc.org
Maryland-Greater Washington, DC
Susan Sweitzer, Executive Director
6609 Reisterstown Road, Suite 204
Baltimore, MD 21215
410/484-2054
FAX: 410/484-2043
aafamd@rcn.com
www.aafamd.org
Michigan
Kathleen Felice Slonager, Executive Director
2075 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfiled, MI 48323
248/406-4254 or 888/444-0333
FAX: 248/557-8768
aafamich@sbcglobal.net
www.aafamich.org
New England
Elaine Erenrich Rosenburg
Executive Director
109 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA 02494
781/444-7778 or 877/2-ASTHMA
FAX: 781/444-7718
aafane@aafane.org
www.asthmaandallergies.org
Texas
Joan Hart, Executive Director
9101 Quarterhorse Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76123
817/297-3132 or 888/933-2232
info@aafatexas.org
www.aafatexas.org
St. Louis
Dan Cierpiot, Executive Director
1500 South Big Bend, Suite 1S
St. Louis, MO 63117
314/645-2422
FAX: 314/645-2022
aafa@aafastl.org
www.aafastl.org
S.E. Pennsylvania
Debi Maines, Executive Director
PO Box 115 / 32 Caspertown St.
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
856/224-9547
aafasepa@prodigy.net
Southern California
Francene Lifson, Executive Director
5900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 710
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323/937-7859 or 800/624-0044
FAX: 323/937-7815
breathingmatters@aafa-ca.org
www.aafas-ca.com
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