title: Leveraging Partnerships: Families, Schools, and Providers Working Together to Improve Asthma Management.
abstract: Asthma is one of the most common illnesses of school-aged children and can lead to both health and educational disparities. Children from low socioeconomic backgrounds and racial/ethnic minorities suffer the greatest impact. They often lack the asthma self-management skills to successfully monitor, navigate, and negotiate appropriate asthma care. School settings are a strategic point of contact for this additional support. School nurses can monitor for signs of asthma worsening, manage symptoms, provide care coordination, and reinforce self-management skills. Likewise, school-based asthma programs have the potential to reduce health and educational disparities, but it is the strong linkage to the asthma care provider that is critical to successful school-based asthma management. Healthcare providers are encouraged to establish partnerships with families through patient-centered care and schools through clear communication and care coordination to ensure asthma is well controlled so the child is in school and ready to learn.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. Melanie.gleason@childrenscolorado.org.|Childrens' Hospital Colorado, Breathing Institute, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. Melanie.gleason@childrenscolorado.org.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gleason
authors.affiliation: Clinical Science Program, University of Colorado Denver AMC, Denver, CO, USA.|National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cicutto
authors.affiliation: Denver Public Schools, 780 Grant Street, Denver, CO, 80203, USA.
authors.forename: Christy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haas-Howard
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.|Childrens' Hospital Colorado, Breathing Institute, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Raleigh
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.|Childrens' Hospital Colorado, Breathing Institute, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Szefler
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012648:Self Care
keywords: Asthma; Asthma management; School-based asthma program; Step up