title: Developing and Implementing a Citywide Asthma Action Plan: A Community Collaborative Partnership.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Asthma affects 1 in 10 children in the United States, with higher prevalence among children living in poverty. Organizations in San Antonio, Texas, partnered to design and implement a uniform, citywide asthma action plan to improve asthma management capacity in schools.
  
  
  METHODS
  The asthma action plan template was modified from that of the Global Initiative for Asthma. School personnel were trained in symptom recognition, actions to take, and use of equipment before the asthma action plan implementation. The annual Asthma Action Plan Summit was organized as a forum for school nurses, healthcare providers, and members of the community to exchange ideas and strategies on implementation, as well as to revise the plan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The asthma action plan was implemented in all 16 local school districts. Feedback received from school nurses suggests that the citywide asthma action plan resulted in improved asthma management and student health at schools.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evidence in this study suggests that community organizations can successfully collaborate to implement a citywide health initiative similar to the asthma action plan.
authors.affiliation: From the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Amanda Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Staudt
authors.affiliation: From the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Hasanat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alamgir
authors.affiliation: From the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Debra Lynn
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: From the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Stephen Curtis
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Inscore
authors.affiliation: From the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Pamela Runge
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003256:Community Participation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas