Welcome
Welcome to PSAC, also know as the Puget Sound Asthma Coalition. Thank you for visiting. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy. This website is a living site, a collaboration of many people coming together to connect, learn and together make a positive difference. You are always welcome here.
We, Puget Sound Asthma Coalition are a diverse collaboration of individuals, families, healthcare providers, business, school, Tribes, non-profits, and government organizations working to improve quality of life through education, outreach, innovation, and advocacy. General Membership meetings are held on the third Thursday and are open to all community members.
Ours is a community of many hands sharing, learning and helping each other. You are invited to join us.
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Asthma: We focus on asthma awareness, education, management and prevention.
Indoor Air Quality: Did you know we spend about 90% of our time indoors. The health of our homes, schools and indoor spaces matters!!
Climate Events and Environment: When our ambient air is clean we are all healthier and can breathe better. Unfortunately not everyone has clean air. Pollution , wildfire smoke, wood burning smoke & extreme weather all impact our air and your breath.
Disparities in Asthma Asthma isn't the same for everyone. Depending who you are, where you live, what industry you work in matters. We care and want to help make a difference
Asthma is a chronic (or lifelong) disease that can be serious—even life-threatening, but with proper management, you or your loved one with asthma can live a normal, healthy life.
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Breathing Space
Welcome to PSAC's Breathing Space. Breathing Space is our online forum. A community gathering space.. It runs like Facebook, a place to share, to learn, to get links, archives and connect with each other.. You can join, find resources, post, learn, share and more. It's a goldmine of goodies. Sign in, post, learn, sign up for events and explore. Welcome!!
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PSAC Lunch & Learns
Our next online gathering is Oct 16th from 10:30-noon. Click here to get meeting invite. Welcome!
This meeting will be in person in Tacoma at the Tacoma Tool Library.
Our topic: Being Prepared. Winterizing your home and being prepared for the unexpected!! Here is a list of resources. Please join us and share this list abundantly
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In The News
October is the month to Be Prepared. Get our October Links for Home Weatherization and Emergency Planning
Be Prepared for the Unexpected and Emergencies.
Does you live live 10 miles around the SeaTac Airport, have a child 6-12 years old that has poorly controlled asthma? If yes, click here for a Free King County Asthma Program