Health Care Setting

You Can Control Asthma is a validated asthma education program designed to give children ages 6 to 12 and their families more self-confidence and the necessary knowledge and skills needed to control asthma. It consists of a set of parallel booklets for children and their parents, which teach principles of asthma management through pictures, captions, and activities. Also included is an Implementation Guide designed to provide successful strategies for educating families in clinical, community, school and home settings using the You Can Control Asthma booklets. These low-literacy, culturally appropriate booklets, available in English and Spanish, can be used alone or with the Implementation Guide in a formal educational program. The illustrations, messages, vocabulary and layout of the booklets have been extensively tested with children and adults who have reading limitations.

Five tools to engage patients leading to more efficient and effective care.

Wee Wheezers is a validated asthma education program in English and Spanish, based on social learning theory and designed specifically for parents of young children under the age of seven. The program consists of four small group sessions for parents that last approximately 2-hours each. Children, ages 4-6, attend two sessions designed for them along with their parents. Nurses with pediatric asthma management experience or other professional health education providers familiar with pediatric asthma facilitate the sessions.