title: Evaluation of a School-Based Asthma Education Protocol.
abstract: School-based asthma education offers an opportunity to reach low-income children at risk for poor asthma control. Iggy and the Inhalers (Iggy) is an asthma education program that was implemented in a Midwest metropolitan school district. The purpose of this evaluation was to conduct a comprehensive program evaluation. Objectives included increasing children's asthma-related knowledge and families' awareness of asthma management, while cultivating collaboration between school nurses and asthma providers. A total of 173 students participated in Iggy education, with 147 completing both initial and 1-month posttests. Thirty-one parents and seven school nurses provided qualitative feedback. Iggy was well received by children, parents, and school nurses. Asthma knowledge increased significantly ( p < .001) between pretest and posttest, and this increase was retained at 1-month follow-up. This program evaluation suggests that our program had a significant, sustained impact on students' asthma knowledge. It also supports the value of collaboration between asthma providers and school nurses.
authors.affiliation: 1 Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.|2 Department of Pediatrics, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Mickel
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Shanovich
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011203:Poverty; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012572:School Health Services; D012573:School Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: asthma; chronic diseases; collaboration/multidisciplinary teams; elementary; health education; school nursing