Allies Against Asthma

Allies Against Asthma (Allies) was a national initiative to improve asthma control for children and adolescents. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and with direction and technical assistance provided by the Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan Allies has supported seven community-based coalitions and their efforts to improve the way asthma is managed in their communities and provides resources and tools to support other asthma coalitions and programs throughout the United States.
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UCSF Fresno

UCSF Fresno is a medical education program located in Fresno, CA and is part of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. UCSF Fresno is actively involved in many community-based asthma management and research programs.
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Older Adults with Asthma

The Center for Managing Chronic Disease and Dr. Alan Baptist conducted a series of focus groups to uncover common issues that older adults face in managing their asthma. From these focus groups, a pilot intervention tailored for older adults was developed and will be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial design utilizing an intervention group and a usual care control group.
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Food Allergies in Childcare Centers

The Center for Managing Chronic Disease is investigating a uniform approach for prevention, recognition, and intervention of food related reactions. With the collaboration of the Center, Harvey L. Leo, MD is leading an intervention at eight local University of Michigan Daycare centers. These facilities are incorporating a systematic approach to educate parents, children, and staff of food allergies in hopes of improving parental and staff anxiety regarding food allergies and reduce the possibility of food reactions.
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Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE)

The Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) program was created to enhance treatment of asthma and the physician-patient partnership. The multi-faceted seminar was developed to improve physician awareness, ability, and application of communication and therapeutic skills for asthma. The PACE curriculum provides education for clinicians on how to employ the best current therapies for asthma.
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