Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL), Phase II Project

The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL), Phase II is a four-year collaborative effort between Xavier University's Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE),  Daughters of Charity Health Centers (DCHC), Children’s Health Fund (CHF), and  Merck Childhood Asthma
Network (MCAN).

This partnership through support from MCAN is focused on improving pediatric asthma management in the New Orleans area. HEAL, Phase II builds upon the lessons learned from the HEAL Project, a post-Katrina research project that studied the effects of mold and other indoor allergens on children with moderate to severe asthma, and the effectiveness of an asthma case management and environmental mitigation intervention in improving pediatric asthma management.  The HEAL, Phase II Project presents an opportunity to understand from a health system’s perspective how asthma education, electronic health records, provider training and community outreach work together to create optimal conditions for successful management of pediatric asthma care.