4111.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 1:15 PM

Abstract #16482

Urban Asthma and Community Health Workers: A Case Management Model

Maria Pico, MS, New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative, New York City Department of Health, 125 Worth Street, Box 36A, New York, NY 10013, (212) 788-4703, mariapico@yahoo.com

A case management 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 case management model using community health workers to affect 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