4111.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 2:30 PM

Abstract #16435

Urban Asthma and Community Health Workers: A School Based Model

Linda Mack-Burch, Asthma Program, BayHealth and Environmental Resource Center (HERC), 6301 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124, (415) 468-4372, lmburch@pacbell.net

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

Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to describe a school based model of community health worker programs targeting urban asthma

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