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Building Bridges for Asthma Care Program: A School-Centered Program Connecting Schools, Families, and Community Health-Care Providers

Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Asthma imposes tremendous burden on children, families, and society. Successful management requires coordinated care among children, families, health providers, and schools. Building Bridges for Asthma Care Program, a school-centered program to coordinate care for successful asthma management, was developed, implemented, and evaluated. The program consists of five steps: (1) identify students with asthma; (2) assess asthma risk/control; (3) engage the family and student at risk; (4) provide case management and care coordination, including engagement of health-care providers; and (5) prepare for next school year. Implementation occurred in 28 schools from two large urban school districts in Colorado and Connecticut. Significant improvements were noted in the proportions of students with completed School Asthma Care Plans, a quick-relief inhaler at school, Home Asthma Action/Treatment Plans and inhaler technique ( p < .01 for all variables). Building Bridges for Asthma Care was successfully implemented extending asthma care to at-risk children with asthma through engagement of schools, health providers, and families.
DOI: 10.1177/1059840518805824
Authors: Lisa Cicutto, Melanie Gleason, Christy Haas-Howard, Marty White, Jessica P. Hollenbach, Shann Williams, Meghan McGinn, Miguel Villarreal, Herman Mitchell, Michelle M. Cloutier, Carol Vinick, Christine Langton, Donna J. Shocks, David A. Stempel, Stanley J. Szefler
Institutions: National Jewish Health, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Department of Education, Denver Public Schools, University of Connecticut, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Rho (United States), UConn Health, GlaxoSmithKline (United States), Propeller Health (United States)
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,150
Awards: G1399511062, Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UL1), G215709867, G475936976, G7456389048, The Asthma Neighborhood: Collaborative for Asthma Equity (CASE) in Children, Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UL1)
OpenAlex ID: W2895946183
FWCI: 1.928
Cites: 31
Cited by: 42
Related to: 10