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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.
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.
Resource Category
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Education/Outreach Materials
Environmental Assessment/Checklist
Implementation Guide
Program Management/Evaluation
Protocol
Quality Improvement
Other
Resource Type
Training Materials
Training/Educational Kit
Other
Language
English
Literacy Level
Above 6th Grade
Target Audience
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Evaluator
Asthma Program Manager
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
Day Care Personnel
General Community
Landlord/Housing Personnel
Other Health Care Provider
Parent/Caregiver
Physician
School Personnel
Tenant
Other

Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit

Sponsoring Program Name
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Join the US EPA in the national effort to raise asthma awareness during Asthma Awareness Month. Host activities to educate people in your community about comprehensive asthma management. Download EPA’s Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit featuring new ideas for outreach and awareness activities, tips for working with the media, success stories, and much more.
File Attachment
AAM_EventPlanningKit.pdf (1.28 MB)
Resource Category
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Community Setting
Education/Outreach Materials
Health Care Setting
Home/Housing
Implementation Guide
School
Resource Type
Document (PDF, Word, Excel)
Reference Guide
Training/Educational Kit
Language
English
Literacy Level
Above 6th Grade
Target Audience
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Manager
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
Day Care Personnel
General Asthma Population
General Community
Other Health Care Provider
Parent/Caregiver
Physician
School Personnel

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.
File Attachment
Podcast Episode 13_Full Transcript.docx (51.29 KB)
Resource Category
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Community Setting
Education/Outreach Materials
Health Care Setting
Home/Housing
Implementation Guide
Resource Type
Document (PDF, Word, Excel)
Other
Language
English
Literacy Level
Don't Know
Target Audience
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Evaluator
Asthma Program Manager
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
General Community
Landlord/Housing Personnel
Other Health Care Provider

FlowBrush Asthma Surveillance Telemedicine (FAST)

The FlowBrush™ is the latest asthma monitoring technology developed to assist asthma patients. The FlowBrush Asthma Surveillance Telemedicine (FAST) is a national program helps identify asthma attacks at the earliest stages, allowing preventive measures to be implemented before expensive ER visits and hospital stays are needed.
Resource Category
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Implementation Guide
Program Management/Evaluation
Resource Type
Website
Language
English
Literacy Level
Above 6th Grade
Target Audience
Adolescent With Asthma
Adult With Asthma
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Evaluator
Asthma Program Manager
Child With Asthma
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
General Asthma Population
Other Health Care Provider
Parent/Caregiver
Physician
School Personnel

The New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative (NEAIC) Suggested Environmental Asthma Management Supplies List

The NEAIC Suggested Supplies list was designed to guide providers who are new to asthma home visiting services and to standardize required supplies across NEAIC intervention sites. It provides links to vendors of effective, low-cost supplies used by providers who are experienced in asthma home visiting.
File Attachment
NEAIC Suggested Supplies.pdf (147.05 KB)
Resource Category
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Environmental Assessment/Checklist
Home/Housing
Implementation Guide
Protocol
Resource Type
Document (PDF, Word, Excel)
Language
English
Literacy Level
Don't Know
Target Audience
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Manager
Community Health Worker
Landlord/Housing Personnel

Healthy Pest Free Housing Website

Sponsoring Program
Boston Public Health Commission
The Healthy Pest Free Housing Initiative (HPFHI) is a collaborative project to reduce pest infestation (cockroach and rodent) and pesticide use among public housing residents through Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Resource Category
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Day Care
Education/Outreach Materials
Home/Housing
Implementation Guide
Resource Type
Website
Language
English
Spanish
Literacy Level
At or below 6th Grade
Target Audience
Asthma Educator
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
General Asthma Population
General Community
Landlord/Housing Personnel
Parent/Caregiver
Tenant

ACU's New Comprehensive Asthma Resource List

Sponsoring Program
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Here in one location, you can find resources including clinical guidelines, patient education and self-management materials, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking cessation and tobacco materials.

Resource Category
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan
Asthma Friendly Policies
Education/Outreach Materials
Environmental Assessment/Checklist
Home/Housing
Implementation Guide
Program Management/Evaluation
Quality Improvement
School
Resource Type
Audio CD
Booklet
Brochure
CD-ROM/Computer Program
Fact Sheet
Presentation Slides
Reference Guide
Training Materials
Training/Educational Kit
Website

A Practical Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evaluation Questions

Developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this guide aims to assist evaluators and their clients in the process of engaging stakeholders—those with a stake or interest in the program, policy, or initiative being evaluated. The guide should assist philanthropy, but also the field of evaluation more generally, as it seeks to increase the value and usefulness of evaluation.
File Attachment
RWJ Eval Questions Guide.pdf (1001.41 KB)
Resource Category
Implementation Guide
Resource Type
Document (PDF, Word, Excel)
Language
English
Literacy Level
Above 6th Grade
Target Audience
Asthma Program Evaluator
Asthma Program Manager

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