Community

The Center for Managing Chronic Disease is investigating a uniform approach for prevention, recognition, and intervention of food related reactions. With the collaboration of the Center, Harvey L. Leo, MD is leading an intervention at eight local University of Michigan Daycare centers. These facilities are incorporating a systematic approach to educate parents, children, and staff of food allergies in hopes of improving parental and staff anxiety regarding food allergies and reduce the possibility of food reactions.

The Florida Asthma Program is committed to seeking out and building partnerships that will enable us to carry out the goals, objectives and priorities outlined in our state asthma plan, thus improving the quality of asthma care and management. Florida has a wealth of resources, individuals and organizations committed to reducing the burden of asthma.

Pediatric Asthma Program, educational service for inpatients and outpatients

The Pediatric Asthma Program is a program that provides services to children (up to age 18) who have asthma, their families and the community on how to control and prevent asthma episodes. Services provided are free and include: Education - learn how to manage asthma and prevent problems that can occur; Tools - learn what information and equipment is needed to treat asthma at different ages; & Resources - learn about local support in your community for asthma awareness.

Early Childhood Asthma program (ECAP) is a two-year asthma initiative by the Community Regional Medical Center aimed at reducing the asthma burden among 0 to 5 year old asthmatic children in Fresno County, California. The program is funded by the 'First Five of Fresno' and is effective from Jan 2009 to Dec 2010. The program has three components A: Asthma education for asthmatic patients, families, school, community workers, and physicians B: Home environmental component with home environmental assessment, education and asthma trigger intervention at home by a community health worker C: Clinical component of early diagnosis, assessment, and management of asthma in 0 to 5 year old children, all activities in compliance with the 2007 EPR 3 asthma guidelines.

Program to educate Health Care Providers

Founded in 2005 from a grant from the WI asthma coalition to address higher incidence of ER visits and hospitalizations related to asthma in our community, especially in the 0-4 age group.

School Based asthma management program.

Northwest Colorado VNA Pulmonary Health Program provides asthma education to uninsured and underinsured children and adults in 3 northwest Colorado communities. Funding also assists patients obtain medications and testing as needed.

Community-based care coordination service for children living with asthma and their families.