Through the Schooled in Asthma Project, the Chapter is exploring
models for enhancing communication and coordination between
pediatricians and local school personnel (health and administrative)
around asthma management. The project is funded by the American Academy
of Pediatrics.
The goals of the Schooled in Asthma Project are:
Goal 1: To strengthen coordinated school health with focus on asthma
management within the Chapter.
Goal 2: Offer Web-Based Resources on school health coordination
and asthma management.
Goal 3: Provide a Schooled in Asthma mini-seminar to offer information
on coordinated school health models and asthma management to interested
health professionals
Project Highlights:
- Pediatric practices in Brunswick and Ellsworth are piloting local
school-pediatrician collaboratives to develop plans for coordination
of healthcare for children with asthma and ensure that all children
with asthma have Asthma Management Plans.
- On July 14, 2005, the Chapter brought in an expert in this subject,
Dr. Howard Taras of the University of California at San Diego, to
deliver a 4 CME seminar to pediatricians, family physicians, and school
health personnel.
Please visit the websites of two other important resources
for asthma management in Maine: the
Maine Asthma Program
and the Ah!
Asthma Program.
