Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ASAA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY SLEEP APNEA AND LEADS THE SEARCH FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THIS SYNDROME IN FUTURE GENERATIONS.
SLEEPTEMBER - THE ANNUAL SLEEPTEMBER INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO TAKE HEALTHY ACTIONS AND WILL PROVIDE GREATER AWARENESS AND RESEARCH TO IMRPOVE THE OUTCOMES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY SLEEP DISORDERS. DURING THE YEAR, WE HOSTED 2 SUMMITS COVERING AND ILLUSTRATING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. WE COMPLETED OUR SLEEPHEALTH MOBILE APP RESEARCH STUDY DURING THE YEAR, A PERSONALIZED TOOL TO HELP USERS GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR SLEEP HABITS AND THE EFFECTS OF THEM AND TO RESEARCH HOW TO USE A MOBILE APP TO CONDUCT RESEARCH STUDIES USING THE APPLE RESEARCHKIT PLATFORM. WE ALSO JOINED A STUDY WITH NEST COORDINATING CENTER WHICH AIMS TO IDENTIFY PATIENT PREFERENCES RELATED TO THE BENEFITS, CHANGES, RISKS, AND SIDE EFFECTS FELT WHEN UTILIZING PAP MANAGEMENT OF SLEEP APNEA. AND WE BECAME A PARTICIPANT IN THE PATIENT AND CAREGIVER CONNECTION PROGRAM ALLOWING US TO SHARE PATIENT EXPERIENCES WITH FDAS CENTER FOR DEVICS AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH WHO ARE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING AND PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH.
AWAKE PROGRAM - AWAKE PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES VIRTUALLY AND THROUGH IN-PERSON PEER GROUPS. ASAA IMPLEMENTED A VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEO EVENT SERIES, WHERE EXPERTS IN SLEEP MEDICINE AND OTHER REALTED FIELDS TALKED ABOUT SLEEP APNEA AND RELATED TOPICS. THESE VIDEOS HELP PEOPLE WITH SLEEP DISORDERS MANAGE THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE SUCCESSFULLY. THEY ALSO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR OUR NEW PODCAST ROLLED OUT IN 2020. OUR PATIENT BLOGGER CAPTURES THE EXPERIENCES OF THE APNEA COMMUNITY AND RELATES THEM TO THE CURRENT HEALTHCARE DISCUSSION ON COVID, CO-OCCURRING HEALTH CONDITION OR OTHER DISEASES. AN 11-PART PSA VIDEO SERIES WAS PRODUCED FOR SLEEP APNEA AWARENESS DAY THAT PROVIDED QUICK TIPS FOR PATIENTS ABOUT SLEEP HEALTH. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, ASAA IS IMPEMENTING A NATION-WIDE, VIRTUAL, PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM CALLED AWAKE PEER MENTOR.
CPAP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - THE CPAP PROGRAM PROVIDES POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESURE MACHINES AND SUPPLIES FOR PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THIS LIFE SAVING TREATMENT. WE SUPPLIED OVER 2000 NEW AND GENTLY-USED MACHINES AND OVER 400 FACTORY SEALED MASKS TO PATIENTS DURING THE YEAR. FOLLOWING THE COVID OUTBREAK, WE WERE ABLE TO START SENDING FREE MASKS TO THOSE WHO WERE FINANCIALLY AFFECTED BY COVID THROUGH OUR AWAKE ANGELS CAMPAIGN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Theresa Shumard | DIRECTOR | 10 | $22,000 |
| Adam Amdur | BOARD CHAIR | 40 | $449 |
| Zach Miller | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Bowdidge | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Headapohl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| San Juanita Sanchez | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Bren | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Jannace | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andres Mendoza | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
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