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An Innovative Device to Detect Patterns of Asthma and Improve Treatment

July 6, 2011 | Story

"CDC and state health departments often conduct joint investigations of disease outbreaks, but only a tiny fraction of these investigations have focused on asthma. The reason is a lack of timely and specific data about the geography of asthma."

The Story of Caleb Mahan

November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report

Caleb Mahan was 6 years old when he had his first asthma attack. It came without warning and was severe.

The Story of Fransheska and Her Younger Sister Yolamar

November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report

Fransheska and younger sister, Yolamar, members of an immigrant Puerto Rican family living in Rochester, N.Y., have had asthma since early childhood.

Brief Interventions by Primary Care Physicians Trained in Asthma Management Improve Pediatric Asthma Care

October 6, 2009 | Program Results 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 Results 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.

Improving Asthma Care for Children

June 4, 2006 | Program Results 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.

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