Public Health Reports · 2011 · 37 citations · 19 references
Public HealthChild HealthHealth PromotionEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental Health EducationPediatric Environmental HealthAir QualityCommunity Environmental InterventionsEnvironmental AllergensEnvironmental Health For ChildrenHousehold Chemical ExposuresRespiratory Care At HomeAsthma Health PromotionAsthma TriggersChildhood Asthma ManagementHealthy Homes EducationHome-based Asthma CareHome-based Behavioral InterventionHome-based Early InterventionSelf-reported Data
Environmental conditions within the home can exacerbate asthmatic children's symptoms. To improve health outcomes among this group, we implemented an in-home environmental public health program-Healthy Homes University--for low-income families in Lansing, Michigan, from 2005 to 2008. Families received four visits during a six-month intervention. Program staff assessed homes for asthma triggers and subsequently provided products and services to reduce exposures to cockroaches, dust mites, mold, tobacco smoke, and other triggers. We also provided asthma education that included identification of asthma triggers and instructions on specific behaviors to reduce exposures. Based on self-reported data collected from 243 caregivers at baseline and six months, the impact of asthma on these children was substantially reduced, and the proportion who sought acute unscheduled health care for their asthma decreased by more than 47%.
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Status of Childhood Asthma in the United States, 1980–2007
Lara J. Akinbami, Jeanne E. Moorman, Paul Garbe et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2009 · 880 citations