Community Setting

Wellapets - Asthma Education Pets for phones and tablets!

Wellapets is an educational virtual pet game for phones and tablets which teaches and motivates kids ages 6-11 to manage asthma by caring for a lovable pet that also has asthma. Wellapets is created by LifeGuard Games in Boston with pediatricians and other clinicians in the area.

In Wellapets, kids adopt their own Wellapet from the App Store, Google Play or Amazon Appstore, play games with it, collect gifts for its home and ultimately take care of their pet. Wellapets has been designed with clinician input such that care for the pet teaches kids what they need to know to manage their own asthma. 

Our educational content focuses on: controller inhaler technique and timing, trigger avoidance and symptom recognition and action according to an Asthma Action Plan.

We've been featured in MobiHealthNews, CBS, asth.ma and Bostinno!

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Contact Name: 
Alexander Ryu
Contact Email: 
alex@lifeguardgames.com
Contact Phone: 
507-261-5938
Resource Category: 
Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Community Setting
Day Care
Education/Outreach Materials
Health Care Setting
Quality Improvement
School
Other
Resource Type: 
Reference Guide
Training/Educational Kit
Website
Other
Language: 
English
Spanish
Literacy Level: 
At or below 6th Grade
Target Audience: 
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Evaluator
Asthma Program Manager
Child With Asthma
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
Day Care Personnel
General Asthma Population
General Community
Other Health Care Provider
Parent/Caregiver
Physician
School Personnel

Questions & Answers on Medicaid & Community-Based Asthma Interventions: Recent Changes & Future Steps

Effective January 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services is changing Medicaid regulations regarding which types of providers can be reimbursed for providing preventative services to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. This Question & Answer document explains how this important Medicaid change will impact coverage of the community-based interventions for low-income children with asthma.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services is changing Medicaid regulations regarding which types of providers can be reimbursed for providing preventative services to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. This Question & Answer document explains how this important Medicaid change will impact coverage of the community-based interventions for low-income children with asthma.

File Attachment: 
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Resource Category: 
Asthma Friendly Policies
Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool
Community Setting
Education/Outreach Materials
Resource Type: 
Fact Sheet
Language: 
English
Literacy Level: 
Above 6th Grade
Target Audience: 
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Manager
Community Health Worker
Community Organization

Boston Asthma Home Visit Collaborative Video

The Boston Asthma Home Visit Collaborative provides free home visits to help families with asthma. During these home visits, they help families improve their living situations and the entire family's understanding of asthma. For more information visit www.bphc.org/BAHVC

The Boston Asthma Home Visit Collaborative provides free home visits to help families with asthma. During these home visits, they help families improve their living situations and the entire family's understanding of asthma.

For more information visit www.bphc.org/BAHVC

Contact Name: 
Margaret Reid
Contact Email: 
MReid@bphc.org
Resource Category: 
Asthma Friendly Policies
Community Setting
Resource Type: 
Video (VHS or DVD)
Language: 
English
Target Audience: 
Asthma Educator
Asthma Program Manager
Community Health Worker
Community Organization
General Asthma Population
General Community
Parent/Caregiver
Other

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