The Asthma Partnership of New York (APNY) combines an advisory Steering Committee comprised of multi-sector partners and key organizational stakeholders and a General Membership which includes professionals contributing to NY’s asthma workforce and individuals living with and/or impacted by asthma. APNY fosters collaboration across partners working to expand comprehensive, evidence-based asthma control services in NYS and disseminates educational information and opportunities for asthma-related trainings and resources.
Reducing the Burden of Asthma
The Asthma Partnership of New York is co-chaired by two appointed advisors, the Division Director of the American Lung Association’s NYS Asthma Team and a physician subject matter expert in asthma from a leading health system in New York State. APNY co-chairs provide leadership to an active Steering Committee which consists of organizational leaders and key decision makers positioned within their respective organization, to drive clinical, programmatic, and/or policy efforts impacting New York’s children with asthma. In addition to the Steering Committee, APNY’s general statewide membership provides a forum for anyone more broadly interested in learning about asthma, accessing available asthma-related resources, and/or participating in local, regional, and/or statewide efforts to address asthma.
Join us to receive educational information and resources on asthma and to stay informed about ongoing and upcoming statewide opportunities to contribute to the NYS Children’s Asthma Initiative efforts to reduce the burden of asthma!
APNY Priorities
APNY Statewide Membership
APNY’s general statewide membership provides a forum for anyone more broadly interested in learning about asthma, accessing available asthma-related resources, and/or participating in local, regional, and/or statewide efforts to address asthma. Please JOIN US to receive educational information and resources on asthma and to stay informed about ongoing and upcoming statewide opportunities to contribute to the NYS Children’s Asthma Initiative efforts to reduce the burden of asthma!
Who Should Join APNY?
Anyone currently involved in or interested in supporting New York’s children, families, and communities impacted by asthma, including but not limited to:
- Individuals living with asthma and/or providing care to a child living with asthma
- Policymakers and elected officials
- Educators including school personnel, administrators, and school nurses
- Community-based partners across sectors (housing, environment, transportation, energy, education, and health care)
- Health care providers including all members of the asthma care team (community health workers, nurses, patient navigators, medical assistants, physicians, respiratory therapists, social workers, etc.)
- Health care payors working in NYS Medicaid Managed Care and/or commercial health insurance
APNY Co-Chairs
Alexandra Kranidis, MPH, CPH, CHES, AE-C
– Division Director | Health Promotions at American Lung Association in New York
Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis
– Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College
– Director of Pediatric Pulmonary and Pediatric Asthma Center at NY Presbyterian Queens
APNY Steering Committee
The APNY Steering Committee includes key strategic partners who serve as leaders and key decision makers within their organizations. These partners represent various organizations and entities working to address asthma in NYS including state and local governments, health systems, health care organizations and payers (NYS Medicaid Managed Care organizations [MCOs]), community-based organizations (CBOs), and health and education associations. The Steering Committee is charged with providing expert clinical and policy guidance, driving alignment of statewide asthma priorities within their organizations and network of partners, and advancing the prioritization of asthma from a funding, resource, and policy perspective.