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For a decade, the Central California Asthma Collaborative (CCAC) has aimed to reduce the burden of asthma in the San Joaquin Valley, which sits in one of the country’s most polluted air basins and reports some of the highest rates of asthma and asthma-related medical encounters in the state. This year, the Fresno-based non-profit won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Leadership in Asthma Management Award. The CCAC is one of just two organizations to receive the annual award “for their dedication to improving the lives of millions of people who suffer from asthma, and to reducing missed days at school and work,” according to an EPA press release . The agency recognized the CCAC specifically for one of its flagship accomplishments, a home-visit program known as the Asthma Impact Model. Valley medical providers refer high-risk patients to the program, at which point community health workers help the patients manage medications, navigate air quality
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