Developing and Implementing a Citywide Asthma Action Plan: A Community Collaborative Partnership

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• Personal Author:
  Alamgir H ; Inscore SC ; Long DL ; Staudt AM ; Wood PR
• Description:
  Objectives: Asthma affects 1 in 10 children in the United States, with higher prevalence among children living in poverty. Organizations in San Antonio, Texas, partnered to design and implement a uniform, citywide asthma action plan to improve asthma management capacity in schools. Methods: The asthma action plan template was modified from that of the Global Initiative for Asthma. School personnel were trained in symptom recognition, actions to take, and use of equipment before the asthma action plan implementation. The annual Asthma Action Plan Summit was organized as a forum for school nurses, healthcare providers, and members of the community to exchange ideas and strategies on implementation, as well as to revise the plan. Results: The asthma action plan was implemented in all 16 local school districts. Feedback received from school nurses suggests that the citywide asthma action plan resulted in improved asthma management and student health at schools. Conclusions: The evidence in this study suggests that community organizations can successfully collaborate to implement a citywide health initiative similar to the asthma action plan. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Community Health Services Education Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Asthma Action Plan Children Community Health Health Programs Partnership Public Health School
• ISSN:
  0038-4348
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  108
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064109
• Citation:
  South Med J 2015 Dec; 108(12):710-714
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Hasanat Alamgir, University of Texas Health Science Center, One Technology Center, 7411 John Smith Dr, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229
• Email:
  abul.h.hlamgir@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Southern Medical Journal
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222626/cdc_222626_DS1.pdf
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