PPT-Our problem 50,000 Missed School Days because of asthma

2 or more children have died annually from asthma with no real improvement African Americans are 5 times more likely to die of asthma than whites Our plan of action Launch a regional collective impact coalition . During an asthma attack airways become inamed making it hard to breathe Asthma attacks can be mild moderate or serious and even life threatening Symptoms of an asthma attack include Coughing Shortness of breath or trouble breathing Wheezing Tightne Michael L. Scanlon. 1,2. ; . Winstone. M. Nyandiko. 2,3. ; . Wanzhu. Tu. 1. ; . Hai. Liu. 1. ; James E. Slaven. 1. ; Sarah E. Wiehe. 1. ; Thomas S. Inui. 1,2,3. ; Samuel O. Ayaya. 2,3. ; . Rachel C. Vreeman. Lauren Clark . Outline . Introduction. Definition. Epidemiology. Etiology. Cost & Burden. Intervention. Research. Introduction. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases. Chronic lower respiratory diseases. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role, in particular, mast cells,eosinophils,T lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and epithelial cells.. aren.Rodesano@nhs.net . CYP LTC NURSE. Aims of the AFS project. Reduce asthma attendances to ED, admissions to hospital and asthma related morbidity. Reduce ‘nos. days off school’. Promote good asthma management for children and young people.. Addressing patient needs increases their engagement in care Lessons Learned Performance Challenge High rates of missed appointments result in wasted resources low staff morale long wait times poor pat Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. The Burden of Pediatric Asthma . The Scope of Asthma . Most common chronic disease of childhood. Affects more than 7 million children in the United States . Approximately 9% of all US children have asthma . Anh Dao, MD. David I. Bernstein, MD. Ann . Allergy Asthma Immunol. . May. . 2018;120. :468-475. Occupational Exposure and Asthma. Key . Messages. Adult-onset asthma occurring as a direct result of occupational exposure (OA) is a common occurrence.. Amy Brandt, MPH — . Chronic Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist. Linda Stemnock — . BRFSS Coordinator. Chronic Respiratory Disease Section. May 14, 2013. Overview. This slide set was presented at the Indiana Statewide Asthma Conference on May 14, 2013. These slides are intended to be a resource for our partners.. IPCRG received funding from AstraZeneca to develop the Asthma Right Care Initiative. About these slides. Please feel free to use, update and share some or all of these slides in your non-commercial presentations to colleagues or patients. A Comprehensive Model to Address Health Disparities. Susan J. Sommer, MSN, . RN, NP, . AE-C . Elizabeth . R. Woods, MD, MPH. Urmi Bhaumik, MBBS, MS, DSc . Elaine . Chan, BA . Ronald B. Wilkinson, MA, MS . Eric L. Olson MD, MSc, FCCP. Definition of Asthma. . A disease characterized by the following:. Airway obstruction that is reversible. Airway Inflammation. Increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli. Download PDF Asthma Free Forever™ eBook by Jerry Ericson - A Program That Help People with Asthma to Reduce Their Symptoms Quickly and Get Rid of This Disease. – . Taking a Whole School Asthma Approach . Heather Robinson – Transformation Lead, Children’s Health 0-19 Service, LBN . Emily . Guilmant-Farry. – Children’s Community Asthma Nurse Specialist, ELFT.