Healthcare Provider

Asthma home visiting program in connection with 2 other agencies and funded by grants. AE-C and CHW do home visiting at ED and/or hospitalized asthmatic children. Provide asthma education, visual inspection and environmental supplies.

The Pediatric CLEAR (Community Linked Educational Asthma Resource) Program commenced in May 2011 to incorporate the Expert Panel Report 3 Asthma Guidelines into the care of pediatric asthmatic patients seen in our Family Health Center (FHC) primary care clinic. This family-centered, interactive approach provides culturally & linguistically appropriate services to combat asthma in the low-income patients served by clinic., Implementation of evidence-based guidelines for identification, assessment and management of asthma in our pediatric primary care clinic has resulted in a 96% reduction in asthma-related emergency department visits over the first year, which was sustained through the second year.

Decrease ED and admissions

Outpatient asthma education clinic

Provides comprehensive asthma disease management to include physical and environmental assessments, asthma education and screening, pulmonary function testing, asthma action plans, and follow-up after ER, hospital or clinic visit.

Providers can refer asthma patients to a monthly clinic where they discuss individual situations, offer preventative care and treatment options, and educate patients on the proper use of medicines, nebulizers, and inhalers. Patient progress and medications are tracked in an asthma registry.

Our mission is to increase the scientific understanding of asthma/allergic diseases across all ages, to translate these findings into innovative approaches and to implement these approaches in the asthma community through an integrated Institute of scientists, clinicians, educators, patients and the community, thereby improving the health of asthma patients.

Allergy and Airway Disease Program

Best practice for asthma clients in pedicatrics