Improving chronic asthma management through population health – Brookings Institution (blog)


Brookings Institution (blog)

Improving chronic asthma management through population health
Brookings Institution (blog)
Asthma is a highly prevalent chronic condition that accounts for a large portion of medical expenditures, but effective control for high-risk patients often requires intensive education and home-environmental assessment of indoor air issues. Asthma

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Event recap: Improving asthma care through community coalition building – Brookings Institution (blog)


Brookings Institution (blog)

Event recap: Improving asthma care through community coalition building
Brookings Institution (blog)
To kick off Asthma Awareness Month, on Monday, May 4th, the Dr. Richard Merkin Initiative on Payment Reform and Clinical Leadership and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) hosted a webinar on innovations in community based asthma …

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Improving care transitions for pediatric asthma patients – FierceMobileHealthcare (press release)

Improving care transitions for pediatric asthma patients
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release)
The following is an interview published in the FierceHealthIT eBook "Technology to Enable Care Transitions." Ivor Horn, M.D., an emergency medical physician at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has her sights set on creating truly …

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Improving Pediatrician Knowledge About Environmental Triggers of Asthma.

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Improving Pediatrician Knowledge About Environmental Triggers of Asthma.

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Mar 28;

Authors: Roberts JR, Karr CJ, de Ybarrondo L, McCurdy LE, Freeland KD, Hulsey TC, Forman J

Abstract
Background. Control of environmental triggers (ETs) greatly improves asthma outcomes in children. Disseminating these findings to general pediatricians has not been well established. Methods. After delivering a structured and standardized presentation on ET identification and control to pediatricians, we surveyed them about knowledge and practices of ET assessment and management. We analyzed matched responses for pre/post and 3- to 6-month follow-up using McNemar’s ?(2) test. Results. Matched data were available for 367 participants, and 3- to 6-month follow-up data were available for 83. There was a significant posttraining increase in intention to ask about ETs and recommend ET management. After 3 to 6 months, all responses remained significantly higher than baseline, except “likely to refer to an asthma specialist.” Conclusion. Pediatricians reported a significant improvement in knowledge about ETs of asthma and a willingness to incorporate exposure history questions and remediation recommendations in their routine practice.

PMID: 23539690 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]

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Imperial County improving on indicators of children’s well-being – Imperial Valley Press

Imperial County improving on indicators of children's well-being
Imperial Valley Press
While Imperial County is showing steady progression in early education, literacy and asthma awareness, officials say there is still room for improvement. A recent study showed the county has improved in 10 of 28 key indicators of children's well-being,

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Air Quality Improving in Many US Cities: Report – MSN Health & Fitness


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Air Quality Improving in Many US Cities: Report
MSN Health & Fitness
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