Community Health Worker

The evaluation of Environmental Improvements for Children with Asthma (EICA) indicated significant improvement on asthma-related health service utilization, quality of life outcomes, and return on investment. While other studies have shown positive results from home-based environmental assessment and modifications for children with asthma, this is the first to measure an impact on symptom burden and report actual return on investment.

Luchando por el Aire: The Burden of Asthma on Hispanics is part of the American Lung Association’s Disparities in Lung Health Series of reports, which takes an in-depth look at a specific problem in a specific community.

Pilot Project-Asthma Trigger Poster to use at Head Start and Childcare Centers to help the children identify environmental asthma triggers. Works with the coloring book.

Pilot Project -Provider Training-Environmental Asthma Triggers

Pilot Project -Parent Training-Environmental Asthma Triggers

Pilot Project-Asthma Childcare Checklist was used during the Head Start and Childcare Center Walkthrough.

Pilot Project- Asthma Triggers Coloring Book to use for children ages 3-5 to identify asthma triggers. Works with the Asthma Triggers Poster.

Pilot Project Pre/Post Assesment Test used.

Your asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis guide, written by Nancy Sander. The mom who founded AANMA packs more than 30 years of experience into the Asthma Organizer: practical information, helpful exercises and resources. 65 pages.

This is a free, online training module/video that has been developed specifically for public health nurses and certified asthma educators, although it could be used with a broad audience. This program teaches about triggers of asthma found in homes and suggests simple interventions that can limit or eliminate exposure to these asthma triggers.