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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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5192.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
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| This session addresses the issue of asthma policies and programs in schools. An overview of existing state-level policies regarding asthma will be presented. The distinct areas in with asthma can be addressed in education policies, policy trends, evidenced-based policy recommendation that all states should implement will be discussed. Web-based electronic health records and standardized albuterol orders were shown to improve the way asthma information is recorded, tracked and retrieved in the New York public school system. Also related to asthma management in New York City schools, a parent-report questionnaire was used identify an association between asthma and educational outcomes. The findings suggest that asthmatic children have an increased risk of learning difficulties. Power Breathing, an asthma intervention for adolescents was evaluated with a four-stage process within a participatory research framework. Findings indicate participants had improvements in asthma management compared to control students. The final presenter will identify the components of an infrastructure to implement public health guidelines relating to asthma within subsidized preschool programs. They will discuss outcomes and identify obstacles to achieving goals. The infrastructure elements may be used to address other public health issues in preschools or in K-12 schools. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session the participants will be able to: 1. List five distinct education policy areas asthma can be addressed; five current asthma-related policy trends in stated and five evidenced-based policy recommendation all states should implement. 2. Recognize the value of using health information technology to monitor the quality of care for children with asthma in school settings. 3. Apply results of a parent-report questionnaire that gathered student health data to help develop tailored school-based interventions. 4. Describe the evaluation approach and participatory research framework conducted with a school-based, teen-focused, asthma intervention. 5. Identify components of an infrastructure to implement public health guidelines relating to asthma in preschools. | |||
| Maria Theresa Wessel, EdD, CHES | |||
| Maria Theresa Wessel, EdD, CHES | |||
State education policies regarding asthma: Existing vs. recommended ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} James F. Bogden, MPH | |||
| Surveillance of asthma in subsidized preschools: Developing an infrastructure to achieve public health goals Sebastian Bonner, PhD, Micaela H. Coady, MS, Tinka Markham Piper, MPH, CSW, Rosemary Obiapi, MA, Kim Van Atta, RN, BSN, Evie Andreopoulos | |||
| Using technology to improve care for children with asthma in New York City public schools Oxiris Barbot, MD | |||
| Association between asthma and educational outcomes in a large, urban school system Jeanette A. Stingone, MPH, Leon Tulton, BS, Luz Claudio, PhD | |||
| Evaluation of a school-based, teen-focused, asthma intervention: Results from participatory research Winston Liao, PhD, Marcia Griffith, MPH, Rebecca Perritt, MS | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | School Health Education and Services | ||
| Endorsed by: | Black Caucus of Health Workers; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA