Health Plan

American Lung Association of Ohio

Program Contact First Name: 
Christina
Program Contact Last Name: 
Muirhead-Gould
Phone: 
614-279-1700
Website URL: 
www.ohiolung.org
The American Lung Association of Ohio works to have an impact on the asthma epidemic and raise awareness about asthma and asthma management.

To help the asthma epidemic and raise awareness.

What type of program do you have?: 

Passport Health Asthma Disease Management Program

Program Contact First Name: 
Kay
Program Contact Last Name: 
Vance
Phone: 
800-578-0603
Website URL: 
The Asthma Disease Management Program strives to educate members and providers about the proper management of persistent asthma according to the NHLBI Asthma Guidelines to improve members' quality of life.

The mission of Passport Health Plan is to improve the quality of life of the members we serve. Keeping in line with the mission of the company, the Asthma Disease Management Program strives to educate members and providers about the proper management of persistent asthma according to the NHLBI Asthma Guidelines. The measurement goals of the program include use of asthma controller medications for persistent asthma, refills for reliever medications, ER visits, hospitalizations, and ICU visits for asthma, average length of hospital stay, and co-morbidities of diabetes and pregnancy. The member activities include quarterly member newsletters, asthma educational mailings, further educational mailings and encouragement to follow closely with PCP is sent to high-risk membership, including members seen in the ER or hospital for asthma. One on one contact and intervention is implemented for high-risk members requiring admission to the intensive care unit for asthma. The intensive one on one management includes an initial contact with the member during their hospitalization when possible, attendance at follow-up practitioner visit if requested, and ongoing telephonic education and support. Provider interventions include asthma related articles in the Provider Newsletter, visits to practitioner offices to explain the asthma disease management program, and when requested, office in-services for staff providing asthma education. The Passport Health Plan Asthma Disease Management Program has demonstrated a steady increase in the number of members taking an asthma controller medication. There has also been an overall decrease in the number of members requiring utilization of hospital services for asthma.

What type of program do you have?: 

EPA Asthma Team

Are you the primary contact for this program?: 
No
Program Contact First Name: 
Kim
Program Contact Last Name: 
Durkin
Phone: 
202-343-9443
Website URL: 
http://www.epa.gov/asthma/
What community do you primarily serve?: 
White
African American
Hispanic
Native American
Other
What type of area do you serve?: 
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Low-Income
Minority
The EPA Asthma Team works to reduce the burden of asthma in the United States through partnerships, education, and awareness-building nationwide.

In response to the growing asthma problem, EPA created a national, multifaceted asthma education and outreach program to share information about environmental factors -- found indoors and outdoors -- that trigger asthma. Although there is no cure, asthma can be controlled through medical treatment and management of environmental asthma triggers. EPA's goal is to reduce exposure to indoor asthma triggers and improve the quality of life for 6.5 million people by 2012.

EPA's Asthma Program raises awareness about asthma and environmental factors that trigger asthma attacks; helps people with asthma and their families manage environmental triggers in their homes; works to reduce children's exposure to indoor asthma triggers at schools and day care centers; and promotes environmental management as a component of medical and health care asthma management practices

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