Asthma Diagnosis and Management Advisory
1) School and Health Department Advisory by School Health and Health Department Administrators.
Ensure that all public, private, and child care institutions understand and apply the NHLBI guidelines
Create projects and programs that enhance asthma education
Exhibit and distribute asthma education materials to instructors, administrators, and school nurses
Establish a surveillance system to monitor and report on data from county and institutions on their asthma incidence and prevalence
Analyze presented demographic data based on environmental factors
2) Asthma Diagnosis and Management Advisory by MDs, Nurses, and Hospital Administrators.
Improve clinical management through data, education, and advocacy
Provider tool kit
Patient/Family tool kit
Provider education interventions
3) Community and Advocacy Advisory by Recipients of Community Grants and Advocacy Groups.
Ensures that caregivers and children understand and apply NHLBI guidelines for managing asthma
Provide outreach to underserved and high-risk communities through community based programs
Promote community-wide improvements in asthma care
Increase asthma awareness
Promote increased use of the National Asthma Awareness and Education Program
Serve as a resource for cutting-edge asthma information
Promote collaboration between consortium and community
Develop public policy resolutions
Review state and local health laws
4) Research and Evaluation Advisory by Hospitals, Clinics, and Universities.
Serve as the data collection agency and review body for the consortium
Distribute outcome data
Ensure that information about the consortium is accurate and readily available
Collect information for a fatal asthma registry
