4111.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 1:45 PM

Abstract #16430

Urban Asthma and Community Health Workers: A Clinic-based Model

Latanya Rogers, Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, 2101 E. Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122, (206) 329-7870 x 656, l.roger@chmc.org

A clinic based model using community health workers to improve outcomes for children with asthma living in an urban area will be discussed.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe a clinic based model using community health workers to improve asthma outcomes

Keywords: Asthma, Community Health Promoters

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA