title: A+ Asthma Rural Partnership coloring for health: an innovative rural asthma teaching strategy.
abstract: Asthma is the leading chronic illness in children, affecting about 4.8 million children in the United States. Recent reports indicate a lack of asthma educational resources for rural school health nurses to use in their practice. This article describes the development of the My Asthma Coloring Book educational tool for children and their families living in rural communities. My Asthma Coloring Book was developed to provide asthma information in a short-story format for children with asthma. The coloring book content is described, including its utilization as part of the A+ Asthma Rural Partnership research project funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR05062-01).
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Phyllis Luers
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Naumann
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huss
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quartey
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van de Castle
authors.forename: Cassia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winkelstein
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012423:Rural Health; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012648:Self Care; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*