Meeting Information

I.                   Welcome/Review Minutes & Previous Meeting Outcomes

II.                Arrangements for Anjali Leave Time

Steps agreed upon:

Anjali will draft workplan for Nov 1- Feb 1

Anjali and ATF & committees will solidify expectations

Kate will assist Anjali/ATF to convey plan to Breathe California

Anjali will work with Kate and Breathe CA to develop a workplan draft

III.             ATF Workplan Update

a.       Communications Plan Development

                                                  i.       Asthma Management Flyer – Gloria brought posters to providers; got feedback that it would be good if other venues in the community so parents can come into the office with the flyer/form.  Karen reprinted 2000 posters with Spanish text correction and 100 folders. Oct 16^th meeting - Providers should communicate about forms to others in their practice

                                                ii.      Next educational piece is to focus on mobilizing parents around SFUSD Environmental issues. 

-Neil and Anjali are still working on this with PMC.

Karen will close the loop with MCH

IV.              Funding Grants and Linkage Opportunities Update

                                                   i.      DCYF Update

                                                 ii.      Final Report to Board ’05-06 – submitted

                                                iii.      Asthma Educator Certification Project -

b.      Updates on expenditure of funds from Board of Supervisors

c.       Updates on grant opportunities

Anjali check with Sophie’s office about whether Final Report to Board was received.

V.                 Membership Update

a.       Neil explained that Miriam at Vis Valley Family Resource Center is relatively new.  Chester works for Mae for Asian Perinatal Advocates and has been in a management position for a long time.  Amy Yu – health educator and outreach worker.  18-month home visiting training.  Karen suggested we encourage someone who can actively participate and who have more contact with day to day people encountering the obstacles we are trying to fix – more grassroots.  Gloria expressed that we should find out if they will have time to devote to ATF activities.  APA could qualify as a lung health program.

b.       Kim Knox expressed that it would be good for ATF to check back in with the community about priorities we are setting.  Committee agrees that we are doing this to the extent we can and that we can revisit at exit

c.       Discussed modifying bylaws to require all ATF members to participate in a committee.  Karen suggested turning next few general meetings into grant working meetings.  Could ask community reps and ATF members about how they can help make linkages with their organizations and ATF work.  How can they carry it back into their community and community networks to help them help the variety of children and families that they provide services to to help manage asthma and keep a clean house, school, childcare.

Anjali will inform clerk of Micah’ vacancy. 

Neil will connect with Miriam and her supervisor to ensure she has release time to participate in ATF.

Anjali will send vacancy application with seat specification to candidates.

Karen will email grant to Kate for assistance with implementation.  Need to contact key people to get access to

Anjali, Karen, Gloria, Kate will have a conference call to get grants started and decide how ATF members

VI.              Support for Legislation

                                                   i.      AB32 Global Warming bill passed!

                                                 ii.      Anjali reported that Smoking in Cars bill did not

VI.        Follow up on Community Committee Discussion

See IV.c.

Connect with individual ATF members to designate

Anjali will follow up with Kim Knox to see if she can help make connections in middle schools.

VIII.        Create Agenda for Sept, 2006 ATF Meeting

ACTION ITEM: Final Meeting of the Year will be Dec. 4^th

Recap of Check in calls

Begin working on Grants received – brainstorming for focus groups

CAFA Update/Legislative Update

Announce Anjali’s pre-workplan draft

ACTION ITEM: Weighing in on State Strategic Plan on Asthma

Communications Plan update on flyers

DCYF Intro

Lorraine Woodruf, PPS ?

Report Back on ATF member calls

Website update for ATF

Grants Update

Vacancies

Clinical Committee Agenda – talk abot SFUSD Care Plan segment (CDC)

Karen asked if they’ve done an evaluation of what has been implemented so far if going to revise the plan.

IX.      Reviewed Meeting Outcomes

Kate requested to stay informed of Environmental Committee efforts.

Anjali will add Kate to Environmental committee and send her recent minutes.

X.                 Announcements – none

Next Meetings:

Wednesday, October 3, 2006, 4-6pm, Fox Plaza

Sustainability issues

ATF Evaluation Calls/ATF Structure and Function

CHDP Childhood Obesity Asthma Prevention Collaborative – how we can make these a part of BHSF Website