An archived Webinar provided by Lois Wessel of the Association of Clinics for the Underserved for their Clinical Directors Network. This presentation addresses the special challenges of addressing asthma triggers in very low income populations.
12-minute streaming presentation by Krista Ward on the experience of the organization "Breathe California Golden Gate Public Health Partnership" in providing asthma education to child care staff in the San Francisco Bay Area. This video will be of particular interest to program managers and others who organize this work. It describes how Breathe California provided training, and helped to institutionalize practices addressing asthma/environmental triggers, and includes a discussion of an "Asthma-Friendly Child Care" award to a Head Start staff member.
Asthma affects people of all ages, genders and socioeconomic status, but its occurs at disproportionately higher rates among some ethnic populations. The Hispanic/Latino population is one of the most affected in the US, with more than 3 million reported. Communication and language barriers are usually blamed. In this new website, Hispanic families can find answers about prevention, symptoms, medications and control. It also offers publications, fact sheets and brochures for free download.
