Inner-City Asthma Program: A Guide for Helping Children With Asthma (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266737102 ISBN 13: 9780266737100

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Combat asthma with a proven, real‑world program you can implement

This guide presents the goals, structure, and steps used in an inner‑city asthma intervention. It helps you plan staff, space, and materials, and shows how to tailor support to families for better asthma management.

Designed for pediatric asthma education, this resource explains how to run a year‑long program, including the roles of counselors, the flow of sessions, and how to adapt activities for different ages and languages. It combines practical training, sample activities, and evidence from a major study to help programs reduce asthma morbidity while staying aligned with medical care.

• How to organize staff, space, and supplies for group and individual sessions
• How to tailor interventions to family needs and risk factors
• How to structure sessions, including activities, role plays, and handouts
• Guidance on data collection, evaluation, and program fidelity

Ideal for educators, social workers, and health professionals working with children with asthma and their families.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266737102
• ISBN 13: 9780266737100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 146