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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Sally J Guttmacher, PhD1, Linnea Maria Carlson, MPH1, Geeta Nanda, MHS1, John Billings, JD2, Carolyn A Berry, PhD2, and Daniel Kass, MPH3. (1) Health Studies, New York University, 726 Broadway, 5th floor, (rm 515), New York City, NY 10003, (2) Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, 726 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York City, NY 10003, (3) Community HealthWorks, Childhood Asthma Initiative, Research and Evaluation, New York City Department of Health, 40 Worth Street, CHW Room 1607, New York, NY 10013
New York City’s Childhood Asthma Initiative targets communities with a high prevalence of asthma. The evaluation of the initiative is designed, in part, to measure its impact on asthma-related attitudes, knowledge and behavior in certain geographic areas, which are defined by incorporating specific zip codes. A sampling strategy was designed to gather information from parents or guardians of children under age 14 who have been diagnosed as having asthma. First, an asthma screener, a short questionnaire to determine whether a child living within a household has been diagnosed with asthma, was administered. For those who responded positively, a related detailed asthma questionnaire followed. The original design was to sample mothers at the Women, Infants, and Children Centers within the appropriate zip codes. For a variety of reasons, this strategy proved to be unsuitable for procuring the desired sample. This paper discusses why sampling at local service centers is likely to be a challenging strategy and suggests alternatives for selecting a sample from a geographically defined area.
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Keywords: Asthma, Community Research
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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.