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October 1, 2008 | Story
The breadth and diversity of the local Allies Against Asthma coalitions enabled them to mount a broad-based attack on childhood asthma."They didn't just focus on physicians or families or policy change.
October 6, 2008 | Story
When 3-year-old Jimmy Townsend was diagnosed with asthma, his mother, Octavia, faced a bewildering array of medicines and delivery devices. "In the beginning, I was not comfortable" handling the medication, says Townsend.
October 6, 2008 | Story
Physician Training Highlights Needs of Children With AsthmaThe typical 15-minute appointment does not give physicians much time to learn about the challenges facing pediatric asthma patients and their parents in their everyday lives.
October 1, 2008 | Story
One barrier to improved pediatric asthma control in Philadelphia's high-risk neighborhoods was the absence of a standardized asthma action plan for the three Medicaid managed care organizations in the city.
October 1, 2008 | Story
Long BeachMoms Advocate for Clean Air"I don't understand much about politics-believe me, not a whole lot," Evangelina Ramirez, speaking in her native Spanish, tells a Long Beach forum on local air pollution in early 2005.
October 1, 2008 | Story
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program Allies Against Asthma (Allies) uses a community coalition approach for controlling asthma in children living in low-income, minority neighborhoods.
January 31, 2006 | Story
Griffin Rodgers is nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions to the development of effective therapy for sickle cell anemia and other genetic diseases of hemoglobin.
August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story
"There had to be better integration and coordination of care, focusing on both medical and nonmedical needs."
March 28, 2012 | Story
California won a federal waiver to expand Medicaid coverage with $10 billion in extra funding over five years.
February 27, 2012 | Story
Advocates for the elderly warn that there aren't enough nurses with basic competency in geriatric care to meet the surging demand for their services.