The following are among the many important contributions that the Consortium on Children's Asthma Camps has made for children and families:

• supporting the development of new camps and the national growth in the number of asthma camps, including initiatives that provide high-risk, inner-city children with the opportunity to attend camp;
• developing and demonstrating the Inner-city Asthma Initiative, providing effective asthma education and management tailored to the needs of inner-city children;
• providing education for asthma camp leaders from the medical community, including training sessions at the American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society annual meetings during the past two years on topic areas that include operational guidelines, staffing, fundraising, addressing children's behavior problems, and establishing a positive camp climate;
• developing Asthma Roadways, a unique program that empowers low-income families to work together to improve their understanding of, communication about, and management of a child's asthma by setting and implementing individualized goals for asthma management;
• and, providing asthma camps with uniform standards for educational goals and overall operations.