Acceptability and feasibility of a community approach to asthma management: the Neighborhood Asthma Coalition (NAC).
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.
Fisher
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Washington University, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Strunk
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Sussman
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Arfken
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Sykes
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Munro
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Haywood
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Harrison
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Bascom
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D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations