title: The Yes We Can Urban Asthma Partnership: a medical/social model for childhood asthma management.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94110, USA. sthyne@sfghpeds.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Thyne
authors.forename: Joshua P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rising
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Legion
authors.forename: Mary Beth
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Love
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents