Author: Marielena Lara
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833032429
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
One-liner: A set of policy recommendations to promote the development and maintenance of communities in which children with asthma can be swiftly diagnosed, effectively treated, and protected from exposure to harmful environmental factors. An estimated 5 million U.S. children have asthma. Too many of these children are unnecessarily impaired. Much of the money spent on asthma is for high-cost health care services to treat acute periods of illness. Many asthma attacks could be avoided--and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved--if more children received good-quality, ongoing asthma care and if the 11 policy recommendations presented in this report were implemented in a oordinated fashion. A national call to action, the policy recommendations span public and private interests and compel integration of public health activities across local, state, and federal levels. This report summarizes the findings of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Pediatric Asthma Initiative, whose purpose is to address current gaps in national childhood asthma care. It is the first national initiative that simultaneously addresses treatment, policy, and financing issues for children with asthma at the patient, provider, and institutional levels. The purpose of RAND's effort was to:--identify a range of policy actions in both the public and private sectors that could improve childhood asthma outcomes nationwide--select a subset of policies to create a blueprint for national policy in this area--outline alternatives to implement these policies that build on prior efforts.The effort developed a comprehensive policy framework that maps the identified strategies to one overall policy objective: to promote the development and maintenance of asthma-friendly communities--communities in which children with asthma are swiftly diagnosed, receive appropriate and ongoing treatment, and are not exposed to environmental factors that exacerbate their condition. This report is intended as a working guide for coordinating the activities of both public and private organizations at the federal, state, and local community levels.
We Can Do Better
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"The We Can Do Better asthma project used proven quality improvement (QI) techniques in a group setting at three regional meetings (Southeast, Midwest, and Northwest) held in November and December 2008. The goal of the project was to obtain information about ways to prevent and control asthma episodes. Participants included public health and health care professionals who worked with programs to prevent and control asthma episodes. This project sought to examine why better asthma outcomes were not being obtained, or at least not apparent, by identifying (1) strategies that worked to prevent and control asthma; (2) strategies that have failed to achieve desired results; (3) contextual characteristics (e.g. social, political, and community contexts) contributing to and/or facilitating success, and (4) contextual characteristics confounding desired results and/or success."--Page 4.
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"The We Can Do Better asthma project used proven quality improvement (QI) techniques in a group setting at three regional meetings (Southeast, Midwest, and Northwest) held in November and December 2008. The goal of the project was to obtain information about ways to prevent and control asthma episodes. Participants included public health and health care professionals who worked with programs to prevent and control asthma episodes. This project sought to examine why better asthma outcomes were not being obtained, or at least not apparent, by identifying (1) strategies that worked to prevent and control asthma; (2) strategies that have failed to achieve desired results; (3) contextual characteristics (e.g. social, political, and community contexts) contributing to and/or facilitating success, and (4) contextual characteristics confounding desired results and/or success."--Page 4.
Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States
Author: Marielena Lara
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833032429
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
One-liner: A set of policy recommendations to promote the development and maintenance of communities in which children with asthma can be swiftly diagnosed, effectively treated, and protected from exposure to harmful environmental factors. An estimated 5 million U.S. children have asthma. Too many of these children are unnecessarily impaired. Much of the money spent on asthma is for high-cost health care services to treat acute periods of illness. Many asthma attacks could be avoided--and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved--if more children received good-quality, ongoing asthma care and if the 11 policy recommendations presented in this report were implemented in a oordinated fashion. A national call to action, the policy recommendations span public and private interests and compel integration of public health activities across local, state, and federal levels. This report summarizes the findings of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Pediatric Asthma Initiative, whose purpose is to address current gaps in national childhood asthma care. It is the first national initiative that simultaneously addresses treatment, policy, and financing issues for children with asthma at the patient, provider, and institutional levels. The purpose of RAND's effort was to:--identify a range of policy actions in both the public and private sectors that could improve childhood asthma outcomes nationwide--select a subset of policies to create a blueprint for national policy in this area--outline alternatives to implement these policies that build on prior efforts.The effort developed a comprehensive policy framework that maps the identified strategies to one overall policy objective: to promote the development and maintenance of asthma-friendly communities--communities in which children with asthma are swiftly diagnosed, receive appropriate and ongoing treatment, and are not exposed to environmental factors that exacerbate their condition. This report is intended as a working guide for coordinating the activities of both public and private organizations at the federal, state, and local community levels.
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833032429
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
One-liner: A set of policy recommendations to promote the development and maintenance of communities in which children with asthma can be swiftly diagnosed, effectively treated, and protected from exposure to harmful environmental factors. An estimated 5 million U.S. children have asthma. Too many of these children are unnecessarily impaired. Much of the money spent on asthma is for high-cost health care services to treat acute periods of illness. Many asthma attacks could be avoided--and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved--if more children received good-quality, ongoing asthma care and if the 11 policy recommendations presented in this report were implemented in a oordinated fashion. A national call to action, the policy recommendations span public and private interests and compel integration of public health activities across local, state, and federal levels. This report summarizes the findings of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Pediatric Asthma Initiative, whose purpose is to address current gaps in national childhood asthma care. It is the first national initiative that simultaneously addresses treatment, policy, and financing issues for children with asthma at the patient, provider, and institutional levels. The purpose of RAND's effort was to:--identify a range of policy actions in both the public and private sectors that could improve childhood asthma outcomes nationwide--select a subset of policies to create a blueprint for national policy in this area--outline alternatives to implement these policies that build on prior efforts.The effort developed a comprehensive policy framework that maps the identified strategies to one overall policy objective: to promote the development and maintenance of asthma-friendly communities--communities in which children with asthma are swiftly diagnosed, receive appropriate and ongoing treatment, and are not exposed to environmental factors that exacerbate their condition. This report is intended as a working guide for coordinating the activities of both public and private organizations at the federal, state, and local community levels.
Improving Asthma Outcomes in America
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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East Tennessee faces many challenges with adult asthma management. Summit Medical Group (Summit), the largest organization providing primary care in the East Tennessee region, finds asthma management challenging due to inconsistent care from primary care physicians (PCPs), pulmonologists, and health coaches. Certain essentials to asthma care such as performing pulmonary function tests and educating patients on disease and medications are not well-coordinated and vary by provider. In addition to these challenges, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks Knoxville as the second most challenging city in America for people with asthma to live. Therefore, with funding from AstraZeneca, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) selected Knoxville as the site of a quality improvement (QI) demonstration project.
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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East Tennessee faces many challenges with adult asthma management. Summit Medical Group (Summit), the largest organization providing primary care in the East Tennessee region, finds asthma management challenging due to inconsistent care from primary care physicians (PCPs), pulmonologists, and health coaches. Certain essentials to asthma care such as performing pulmonary function tests and educating patients on disease and medications are not well-coordinated and vary by provider. In addition to these challenges, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks Knoxville as the second most challenging city in America for people with asthma to live. Therefore, with funding from AstraZeneca, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) selected Knoxville as the site of a quality improvement (QI) demonstration project.
Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States. A Blueprint for Policy Action
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Languages : en
Pages : 118
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This report describes the group process used to arrive at the policy recommendations proposed in Improving Childhood Asthma Outc
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Languages : en
Pages : 118
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This report describes the group process used to arrive at the policy recommendations proposed in Improving Childhood Asthma Outc
Improving Asthma Outcomes: Optimizing Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The National Medical Association Consensus Panel Report on the Effective Management of Asthma in the African-American Community
Author: National Medical Association (U.S.)
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States
Author: Will Nicholas
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Category : Asthma in children
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Over the course of 2000, RAND Health engaged an interdisciplinary committee of nationally recognized leaders in childhood asthma in a structured group process to arrive at the policy recommendations proposed in Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action, by M. Lara, W. Nicholas, S. Morton, M. Vaiana, B. Genovese, and G. Rachelefsky, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND, 2001 (RAND/MR-1330-RWJ). That report summarizes the findings of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to 1) Identify a range of policy actions in both the public and private sectors that could improve childhood asthma outcomes nationwide; 2) Select a subset of policies to create a blueprint for national policy in this area; 3) Outline alternatives to implement these policies that build on prior efforts. This report describes the process in detail. Appendix A provides a schematic of the group process. The extensive appendices contain the essential "live" documents (lists, voting sheets, Power Point slides, Excel spreadsheets, etc.) that facilitated this process. This effort is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pediatric Asthma Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to address current gaps in national childhood asthma care through clinical and nonclinical approaches to improve the management of childhood asthma. It is the first national initiative that simultaneously addresses treatment, policy, and financing issues for children with asthma at the patient, provider, and institutional levels.
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Category : Asthma in children
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Over the course of 2000, RAND Health engaged an interdisciplinary committee of nationally recognized leaders in childhood asthma in a structured group process to arrive at the policy recommendations proposed in Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action, by M. Lara, W. Nicholas, S. Morton, M. Vaiana, B. Genovese, and G. Rachelefsky, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND, 2001 (RAND/MR-1330-RWJ). That report summarizes the findings of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to 1) Identify a range of policy actions in both the public and private sectors that could improve childhood asthma outcomes nationwide; 2) Select a subset of policies to create a blueprint for national policy in this area; 3) Outline alternatives to implement these policies that build on prior efforts. This report describes the process in detail. Appendix A provides a schematic of the group process. The extensive appendices contain the essential "live" documents (lists, voting sheets, Power Point slides, Excel spreadsheets, etc.) that facilitated this process. This effort is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pediatric Asthma Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to address current gaps in national childhood asthma care through clinical and nonclinical approaches to improve the management of childhood asthma. It is the first national initiative that simultaneously addresses treatment, policy, and financing issues for children with asthma at the patient, provider, and institutional levels.
Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309374499
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore the relationship between public health and health care, including opportunities, challenges, and practical lessons. The workshop was convened in partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)-Supported Primary Care and Public Health Collaborative. Organized in response to the 2012 IOM report Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health, this workshop focused on current issues at the interface of public health and health care, including opportunities presented by and lessons learned from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services State Innovation Models program. The workshop featured presentations on several dimensions of the public health-health care relationship. Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health summarizes the presentations and discussion of the event.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309374499
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore the relationship between public health and health care, including opportunities, challenges, and practical lessons. The workshop was convened in partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)-Supported Primary Care and Public Health Collaborative. Organized in response to the 2012 IOM report Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health, this workshop focused on current issues at the interface of public health and health care, including opportunities presented by and lessons learned from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services State Innovation Models program. The workshop featured presentations on several dimensions of the public health-health care relationship. Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health summarizes the presentations and discussion of the event.
Severe Asthma
Author: Kian Fan Chung
Publisher: European Respiratory Society
ISBN: 1849841047
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Severe asthma is a form of asthma that responds poorly to currently available medication, and its patients represent those with greatest unmet needs. In the last 10 years, substantial progress has been made in terms of understanding some of the mechanisms that drive severe asthma; there have also been concomitant advances in the recognition of specific molecular phenotypes. This ERS Monograph covers all aspects of severe asthma – epidemiology, diagnosis, mechanisms, treatment and management – but has a particular focus on recent understanding of mechanistic heterogeneity based on an analytic approach using various ‘omics platforms applied to clinically well-defined asthma cohorts. How these advances have led to improved management targets is also emphasised. This book brings together the clinical and scientific expertise of those from around the world who are collaborating to solve the problem of severe asthma.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society
ISBN: 1849841047
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Severe asthma is a form of asthma that responds poorly to currently available medication, and its patients represent those with greatest unmet needs. In the last 10 years, substantial progress has been made in terms of understanding some of the mechanisms that drive severe asthma; there have also been concomitant advances in the recognition of specific molecular phenotypes. This ERS Monograph covers all aspects of severe asthma – epidemiology, diagnosis, mechanisms, treatment and management – but has a particular focus on recent understanding of mechanistic heterogeneity based on an analytic approach using various ‘omics platforms applied to clinically well-defined asthma cohorts. How these advances have led to improved management targets is also emphasised. This book brings together the clinical and scientific expertise of those from around the world who are collaborating to solve the problem of severe asthma.
Asthma Adherence
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ISBN: 9781876122041
Category : Asthma
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876122041
Category : Asthma
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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