Policy in Action: Asthma Advocates Win Public Health Victory
In November 2007, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) voted to reinstate air quality as one of four important screening criteria in the guidelines for how to distribute at least $2 billion in Trade Corridor Improvement Fund dollars. While it was a public health victory, it was a special “win” for The California Endowment’s Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) coalition, a network of asthma coalitions in California working to shape local, regional and state policies to reduce the environmental triggers of asthma for school-aged children where they live, learn and play.