Implementation Guide

A Resource Center for Implementing CDC's 6|18 Initiative

Sponsoring Program Name:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

This Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) resource center, made possible through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is designed to advance implementation of CDC’s 6|18 Initiative by Medicaid, state and local health departments, and other payers and purchasers. It offers practical resources and state examples to guide stakeholders in spending smarter for healthier populations. Learn about state technical assistance activities for CDC’s 6|18 Initiative. New state technical assistance will launch in October 2018.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 6|18 Initiative: Accelerating Evidence into Action promotes the adoption of evidence-based interventions that can improve health and control costs related to six high-burden, high-cost health conditions — tobacco use, high blood pressure, inappropriate antibiotic use, asthma, unintended pregnancies, and type 2 diabetes.

This Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) resource center, made possible through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is designed to advance implementation of CDC’s 6|18 Initiative by Medicaid, state and local health departments, and other payers and purchasers. It offers practical resources and state examples to guide stakeholders in spending smarter for healthier populations.

Resource Category:

Implementation Guide

Resource Type:

Website

Language:

English

Building Systems to Sustain Home-Based Asthma Services

Sponsoring Program Name:

National Center for Healthy Housing

Building Systems to Sustain Home-Based Asthma Services is a new eLearning and technical assistance platform designed to equip staff in public health agencies, state asthma-control programs, state Medicaid agencies, and other housing and health organizations with information about how to build the systems, infrastructure, and financing to put home-based asthma services in place in their own states, communities, or regions.

NCHH is excited to announce the release of a valuable new resource for those working to institute or expand the delivery of home-based asthma services. Building Systems to Sustain Home-Based Asthma Services is a new eLearning and technical assistance platform designed to equip staff in public health agencies, state asthma-control programs, state Medicaid agencies, and other housing and health organizations with information about how to build the systems, infrastructure, and financing to put home-based asthma services in place in their own states, communities, or regions. A collection of 10 free eLearning modules and the availability of technical assistance and support from a team of NCHH-lead experts and partners combine to maximize opportunities to launch and grow large-scale, evidence-based, sustainable asthma home visiting programs. Visit http://bit.ly/NCHH_eLearn or http://nchh.org/Program/EquippingStatesforReimbursement.aspx to learn more today!

Contact Name:

Laura Fudala

Contact Email:

lfudala@nchh.org

Contact Phone:

4435394167

Resource Category:

Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool

Education/Outreach Materials

Environmental Assessment/Checklist

Implementation Guide

Program Management/Evaluation

Resource Type:

Training/Educational Kit

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Target Audience:

Asthma Program Evaluator

Asthma Program Manager

Community Health Worker

Community Organization

Day Care Personnel

General Community

Landlord/Housing Personnel

Other Health Care Provider

Full Transcript-Getting Ahead of Asthma: How States are Implementing Primary Prevention to Reduce the Onset of Asthma

Looking for more resources on how primary prevention can reduce the onset of asthma? View this resource to learn key themes from the full Podcast Episode 13 transcript.

The Massachusetts Strategic Plan for Asthma is the first state asthma plan in the nation to address how primary prevention can reduce the onset of asthma. This Strategic Plan outlines goals and funding mechanisms to promote partnerships and services that ensure healthy populations stay that way: healthy and asthma-free.

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