Mission and Vision Statement
Mission Statement
The mission of the Asthma and Allergy Special Interest Group (SIG) is to become the pre-eminent resource for pediatric nurse practitioners / advanced practice providers, seeking to increase their knowledge of evidence-based management of asthma and allergic diseases. We are dedicated to improving the quality of health care for children and adolescents with asthma and allergies and to advancing the role of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in providing that care.
Vision Statement
The NAPNAP Asthma and Allergy SIG, in collaboration with the National Respiratory Training Center, will work to promote optimal health for children with asthma and allergies regardless of race or socioeconomic status. Through leadership, practice, advocacy, education, and research, our goals are:
- To improve asthma outcomes and decrease related health care disparities among children and adolescents with asthma
- To promote the role of PNPs and APPs as leaders of the asthma health care team
- To provide evidence-based asthma education and resources for practice
- To provide a forum for evidence-based asthma research
- To advocate for children and adolescents with asthma and their families, especially those most burdened by asthma related health care disparities
SIG Goals (2025-2026)
1. Promote pediatric health equity and quality care related to respiratory/pulmonary care through evidence-based education and advocacy.
a. Continue to work collaboratively within the SIG with members and as officers to complete research and publish on Pediatric A&A topics for dissemination of knowledge to pediatric providers.
b. Elevate research and scholarship (e.g., evidence-based practice, quality improvement) by both supporting these efforts through….
i. foundation donations annually and
ii. providing space within SIG meetings for presentations of work as well as networking for collaboration.
c. Work with NAPNAP to develop Asthma & Allergy focused educational offerings that can be accessed via the NAPNAP site and microsite.
d. Prioritize child health advocacy as a general goal and as it relates to respiratory health by encouraging members to contact state and local legislators when specific bills related to child health topic arise as well as ensuring awareness through dissemination via the microsite DB.
2. Advance and support a diverse pediatric nurse practitioner workforce across career trajectory, supporting a training focus in respiratory/pulmonary care.
a. Work on the National, State and Local levels to advocate for and support priorities and policies related to workforce development and advancement for pediatric nurse practitioners. This can be accomplished by encouraging these things via the SIG site as well as modeling behavior by officers.
b. Use memberships and networking with allied NP organizations to support state/national/federal healthcare policies that impact the workforce [such as AANP].
i. SIG Chair is a longtime member of the AANP.
ii. SIG Chair is a longtime member of CANP.
c. Partner with pediatric nurse practitioner programs, faculty, and students to advance pediatric education and training.
i. SIG Chair is Faculty on the HRSA Grant – Pediatric Pulmonary Centers which focuses directly on increasing pulmonary providers, particularly of diverse backgrounds and supporting specialty training.
ii. SIG Chair partners with UCLA to precept and lecture in pediatric pulmonology.
iii. SIG Co-Chair partners with UConn
iv. Many SIG Members are faculty and actively precept pediatric nurse practitioner students and train new providers.
v. Encourage preceptorship as well as the development of a framework [no matter how small] in work environments to establish a framework for healthy [and strong] career development throughout the span.
*This can be modeled and discussed by officers with a template for exemplar created and shared on the SIG site.
3. Establish and sustain strategic collaborations to advance respiratory/pulmonary child health.
a. Create a network of willing collaborators out of the SIG that will agree to be resources for each other within the SIG.
i. Will plan to use a meeting and the DB to have a sign-up sheet for contacts with specializations.
b. Engage external stakeholders and organizations to promote the pediatric nurse practitioner workforce and child health.
i. Actively working with vendors that support NP’s.
ii. Actively engagement with other NP/APRN organizations that promote PNP’s [PNCB, AANP, etc.]
c. Strengthen internal collaborations (e.g., committees, SIGs, chapters).
i. Plan to collaborate with 1 other SIG this year on a project/plan.
ii. Collaborate with the California [OC/LA] Chapters.
4. Optimize the NAPNAP ecosystem to be responsive to its constituents.
a. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
i. Highlight membership diversity.
ii. Encourage inclusion by providing awareness regarding meetings, lectures, and conferences by providing times/dates for attendance.
iii. Donate toward conference attendance fund.
iv. Donate toward Foundation for these initiatives.
v. Donate x2 SIG memberships annually
b. Serve as the professional home for APRNs caring for children.
i. Ensure updated A&A information is provided by the SIG on the microsite and via SIG activities [meetings, conference, offerings].
ii. Provide regular opportunities for education via DB [articles, lectures, free CE opportunities as able].
iii. Provide education via lectures and discussions at bi-monthly meetings.
c. Build and sustain an organizational culture that prioritizes member belonging and engagement.
i. Encourage collaboration, and membership through vendor supported events, educational activities, and networking with regularly scheduled bi-monthly meetings.