The Story of Fransheska and Her Younger Sister Yolamar
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Fransheska and younger sister, Yolamar, members of an immigrant Puerto Rican family living in Rochester, N.Y., have had asthma since early childhood.
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Brief Interventions by Primary Care Physicians Trained in Asthma Management Improve Pediatric Asthma Care
October 6, 2009 | Program Result Report
A research team from the University of Michigan School of Public Health expanded the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) project, which it had developed in the 1990s.
The Association Between Community Crime and Childhood Asthma Prevalence in Chicago
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study investigated the effect of neighborhood crime on asthma rates among children in Chicago. The authors found significant associations between the number of crimes in a neighborhood and child asthma rates.
Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness
June 1, 2009 | Program Result Report
Allies Against Asthma supported the efforts of seven community-based coalitions to improve the management of pediatric asthma in their areas.
Asthma Mitigation Strategies
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article compares asthma management approaches by physicians, community organizations and charitable organizations. Community organizations are more likely to focus on environmental and community-based factors that contribute to asthma, while clinical groups are more likely to focus on individual disease management factors.
Improving Asthma Outcomes in Minority Children
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A parent mentoring program which matches parents of minority, asthmatic children with trained parent mentors similar to themselves seems to be an inexpensive and effective way to help families manage their kids' asthma. There can actually be a net savings associated with families that extensively participate in such a program.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Address Pediatric Asthma
January 1, 2009 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Alexis Levy, a communications associate at the Foundation, reports on the development and execution of the Foundation's efforts to reduce childhood asthma.
Tools for Better Asthma Care in Health Maintenance Organizations
December 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Innovative Medical Research developed and tested three research tools that provide the foundation for a planned asthma intervention appropriate for use in managed care organizations.
Improving Asthma Care for Children
June 4, 2006 | Program Result Report
Improving Asthma Care for Children was a national program of RWJF to test new approaches to managing asthma in children receiving care through Medicaid managed care - sometimes paid for through the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Managing Pediatric Asthma: Emergency Department Demonstration Program
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Managing Pediatric Asthma: Emergency Department Demonstration Program developed and tested emergency department-based systems to improve pediatric asthma care.