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An Asthma Collaboration to Reduce Childhood Asthma Disparities on the Navajo Nation
Sponsor: National Jewish Health
Summary
National Jewish Health and The University of Arizona worked with Navajo Nation organizations to develop this program to improve the health of children with asthma. The Navajo Community Asthma Program will have two main parts. One will train doctors and health care professionals to improve the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. The second part will work with area schools to provide education to school nurses, teachers, and children to help them better understand asthma. The project also works with families to help them know how to best take care of their child's asthma. A major project aim is to make sure that doctors, teachers, and families work together to manage asthma.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2017-08-01
Completion Date
2025-06-30
Last Updated
2025-02-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Asthma Care Provider Training
In this intervention, asthma care providers will be trained in current, evidence-based guidelines for care of children with asthma, and will be provided with tools that their practice may use to facilitate care improvements.
School Staff Asthma Education
In this intervention, teachers and other school staff will be provided current, evidence-based training in understanding asthma and will be provided tools to help schools address the special needs of children with asthma.
Locations (2)
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado, United States