The New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative (NYCCAI), overseen by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, is a comprehensive effort to improve the management and treatment of childhood asthma among urban, low income, Hispanic/Latino and Black/African-American residents in New York.
The New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative (NYCCAI), begun in 1997, is overseen by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It is a comprehensive effort intended to improve the management and treatment of childhood asthma through three strategies: the development of community partnerships to design an intervention plan to increase awareness of asthma and address system issues among community institutions; home-based education provided by community health workers to targeted families; and a medical provider education program. The target population consists of urban, low income, Hispanic/Latino and Black/African-American residents in New York.