Changing pO2licy: The Elements for Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes

So many people think they know asthma – but they have no idea just how life threatening or costly it can be…especially when it comes to children. Through a series of compelling personal stories, dramatic graphics and moving narration, this video addresses that disconnect by bringing into focus the scope and severity of childhood asthma – the single most chronic disease among children in the United States. Rooted in the latest public health data on childhood asthma from the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services' new report, Changing pO2licy: The Elements for Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes, the video places the issue in a context that is at once alarming and manageable. Zeroing in on a series of practical and evidence-based recommendations, the viewer leaves the video feeling empowered and hopeful that life can improve for the millions of children with asthma and their families.