NATIONAL
CAPITAL ASTHMA COALITION
With proper treatment, asthma attacks are
preventable and
people with asthma can lead healthy and active lives.
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With proper treatment, asthma attacks are
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Archive of Health Services and Quality Improvement Committee Summary: NCAC’s Health Services and Quality Improvement Committee (HSQI) developed the standard Asthma Action Plan form endorsed by the DC Department of Health. Committee members met on a regular basis to discuss strategies to promote its full implementation and dissemination and the development of complementary patient and provider tools. HSQI's Workgroup also developed A+ Life (Asthma Learning is for Everyone), a fun, family centered asthma education program. Minutes: 06/01/07 Minutes (Word, 70 KB) 03/16/07 Minutes (Word, 101 KB) 11/17/06 Minutes (Word, 103 KB) 10/20/06 Minutes (Word, 89 KB) 9/22/06 Minutes (Word, 86 KB) About the HSQI Committee This committee focuses on improving the system of health care and the provision of services. It functions in concert with other committees to close the gap between science and practice and to use a multidisciplinary approach to reducing asthma morbidity in an underserved, urban community. Its overall objectives are not only to endorse and promote use of evidence-based interventions that are grounded in scientifically sound and current treatment modalities, asthma management guidelines, and professional/patient partnerships, but also to adapt those interventions for practice in the community. In addition, the committee seeks to improve practitioners’ asthma management knowledge and skills and to enhance provider-patient/family communication concerning the seriousness of asthma and management of the disease. In addition, the committee's A+ Life (Asthma Learning is for Everyone) Workgroup conducted its first A+ LIFE program on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at The HSC Pediatric Center. Thirteen children and adults from four families participated in this family centered program jointly created and hosted by DC’s four Medicaid managed care organizations, the National Capital Area Society for Public Health Education, and the National Children’s Museum. The workgroup plans to expand this program to additional community sites. Participating Organizations (HSQI Committee): AMERIGROUP BEAT for Health (Building Educational Alternatives Together for Health) Children’s National Medical Center Children's School Services DC Chartered Health Plan DC Department of Health - Maternal and Family Health Administration DC Department of Health - Primary Care and Prevention Administration, DC CAN DC Public Schools (DCPS) Georgetown University Medical Center - KIDS Mobile Medical Clinic George Washington University Medical School Health Right, Inc. Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. Howard University College of Medicine’s Community Outreach for Asthma Care Program IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia) Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care National Capital Asthma Coalition Participating Organizations (A+ LIFE): AMERIGROUP BEAT for Health (Building Educational Alternatives Together for Health) DC Chartered Health Plan DC Department of Health DC CAN Health Right, Inc. HSCSN Howard University’s Community Outreach for Asthma Care Program National Capital Area Society for Public Health Education National Capital Asthma Coalition National Children’s Museum |
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