The Yes We Can Urban Asthma Partnership: a medical/social model for childhood asthma management.
Pediatric asthma programs have struggled to integrate children's medical and social needs. We developed and piloted an integrated team model for asthma care for low-income children through the Yes We Can Urban Asthma Partnership. Program evaluation demonstrated increases in prescribing controller medications (p <0.05), use of action plans (p<0.001), and the use of mattress covers (p<0.001); and decrease in asthma symptoms (p<0.01). Additional changes occurred within the local system of asthma care to support ongoing efforts to improve asthma management. We conclude that pediatric asthma programs can effectively target the social and medical needs of children in a sustainable manner.
Thyne
Shannon M
SM
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94110, USA. sthyne@sfghpeds.ucsf.edu
Rising
Joshua P
JP
Legion
Vicki
V
Love
Mary Beth
MB
D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D012648:Self Care; D014505:Urban Population
D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents