Outcomes of an asthma program: Healthy Children, Healthy Homes.
OBJECTIVE
To test the effects of the Healthy Children Healthy Homes program on community perception of susceptibility and severity of asthma, knowledge of common household asthma triggers, misconceptions about asthma, and reported behaviors to control asthma triggers.


METHODS
Quasi experimental study with pre-post survey conducted in English and Spanish.


METHODS
Catholic elementary school community in northern Miami, Florida. SELECTION AND SAMPLE: Convenience sample of 15 Asthma Amigo participants, and pre-post survey sample of 100 parents, teachers, and school staff.


METHODS
Program consists of two 90-minute educational sessions with Asthma Amigos, 8-week diffusion of asthma information in the community, educational sessions with 276 school children (grades 1 to 8), and an asthma fair.


RESULTS
Compared to pre-intervention, post-intervention data indicated significantly greater perceived asthma susceptibility and knowledge about common household triggers and fewer asthma misconceptions.


CONCLUSIONS
Healthy Children Healthy Homes program can be a valuable tool in asthma prevention and management.
Brooten
Dorothy
D
Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami, FL, USA.
Youngblut
JoAnne M
JM
Royal
Scott
S
Cohn
Sylvia
S
Lobar
Sandra L
SL
Hernandez
Laura
L
D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006277:Health Fairs; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male