5020.2: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - Board 5

Abstract #15572

Collaborating with schools to reduce children's asthma

Learning Objectives: The presenter will describe the development and implementation of an elementary school-based asthma prevention, education, and management program developed through collaboration with community environmental health, non-profit agencies, and public health partners. Participants will be able to identify appropriate community collaborators in a school health project; Participants will describe the important steps in program design, implementation, and evaluation for a school health project. Participants will list common asthma triggers and key prevention strategies. Participants will be able to list the components of a comprehensive asthma management and reduction strategy. Participants will be able to identify indicator measures to determine the success of a prevention program

Keywords: Asthma, School-Based Programs

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None

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