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The prevalence of childhood asthma in the United States increased from 8.7% in 2001 to 9.5% in 2011. This increased prevalence adds to the costs incurred by state Medicaid programs. We provide state-based cost estimates of pediatric asthma emergency department (ED) visits and highlight an opportunity for states to reduce these costs through a recently changed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation.
Community Setting, English, Day Care, Website, School
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The Asthma Awareness Patch Program was developed by the Asthma Coalition of Long Island with the collaboration of Girl Scouts of the USA and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.Learning about the respiratory system and how we breathe is the basis of the Asthma Awareness Patch Program. Empowering girls to take charge of their health can lead to increased self-esteem and responsible decision-making.
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan, Asthma Friendly Policies, Community Setting, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Education/Outreach Materials, School, Other
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Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012, one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Asthma Friendly Policies, Community Setting, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Home/Housing, Website, Other
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Explore how our initiative to combat childhood asthma made a difference in our region, and how it lives on today.
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan, Asthma Friendly Policies, Community Setting, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Health Care Setting, Reference Guide, Program Management/Evaluation, Protocol, Website, Other, School, Other
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This report, prepared by the Environmental Law Institute and the Children’s Environmental Health Network, provides an overview of how state policy addresses indoor environmental exposures in the child care setting. The report describes the state of state policy today and highlights notable examples to assist policymakers, agency officials, non-governmental organizations and associations, and others who work to advance quality child care and promote children’s health.
Asthma Friendly Policies, Community Setting, English, Day Care, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Website, School
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A new study challenges the widely held belief that inner-city children have a higher risk of asthma simply because of where they live. Race, ethnicity and income have much stronger effects on asthma risk than where children live, the Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers reported. The investigators looked at more than 23,000 children, aged 6 to 17, across the United States and found that asthma rates were 13 percent among inner-city children and 11 percent among those in suburban or rural areas. But that small difference vanished once other variables were factored in, according to the study published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Poverty increased the risk of asthma, as did being from certain racial/ethnic groups. Asthma rates were 20 percent for Puerto Ricans, 17 percent for blacks, 10 percent for whites, 9 percent for other Hispanics, and 8 percent for Asians, the study found.
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, Community Setting, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Education/Outreach Materials, Environmental Assessment/Checklist, Home/Housing, Other
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Healthy Cleaning & Asthma-Safer Schools: A How-To Guide, is a new set of guidelines that helps school districts go green and save money by transitioning to asthma-safer cleaning products and practices.
Education/Outreach Materials, School
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Asthma is often poorly controlled. Home visitation by community health workers (CHWs) to improve control among adults has not been adequately evaluated. This study tests the hypothesis that CHW home visits for adults with uncontrolled asthma improve outcomes relative to usual care.
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Home/Housing
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This document provides codes used to bill Medicaid within states for asthma care services, including descriptions of services covered. The information can be used to advocate for expanded Medicaid and private payer reimbursement in your state.
Asthma Friendly Policies, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Health Care Setting
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As CHWs become a more significant part of the healthcare workforce, states have taken a variety of approaches to supporting and regulating this group. This report by Harvard Law School's Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation is designed to review some of the major policies in different states and highlight some of the issues that arise in these programs. There is no single right approach. With sufficient stakeholder engagement, each state can develop policies tailored for its community.
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool, English, Document (PDF, Word, Excel), Other

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