title: Acceptability and feasibility of a community approach to asthma management: the Neighborhood Asthma Coalition (NAC).
abstract: Understanding of asthma and co-management between patient and physician improves outcome. Feasibility of programs to achieve these goals in underserved settings is not documented. We used the Precede-Proceed model to document (a) community acceptance of a program to engage peer support of asthma management and care; (b) program revision to emphasize greater attention to availability of care and promotional events as channels for education; (c) engagement of intended audiences in planning and implementation; (d) participation of parents in program activities; and (e) peer-based education/support to reach parents, including socially isolated parents whose children experience heightened morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Washington University, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Strunk
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arfken
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haywood
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bascom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations