The Pawnee Asthma Program serves to improve the quality of life and access to care for children by forming partnerships with schools, conducting outreach and education, operating a clinic, and establishing an asthma registry, among other activities. The program assists with the following:
1) Kids under 18 years of age.
2) Asthma Register Database.
3) Designated Pharmacist & Pediatrician.
4) Asthma Clinic.
5) Use of Pediatric Spacers/Masks.
6) Peak Flow Meters and Asthma Plans.
7) Pediatric Spirometry.
8) Development of an Asthma PCC+
9) Required use of IHS Patient Education Protocols and Codes (PEPC).
10) Home Visit Referrals for Asthma Trigger Evaluation.
12) Asthma Trigger Home Abatement Funding.
13) Education by a certified Asthma Educator RN/PHN.
14) Collaboration with the Barnsdal, Frontier, Pawhuska and Wynona School Districts.