The Impact of Home Visits on Retention in a Low-Income School Based Mobile Asthma Clinic

Carcel, C.M.; Amaro, Silvia; Sowa, Feimatta; Morphew, Tricia; Galant, S.P.

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.339

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“…Community coalitions that include local primary care centers and school health programs have been shown to reduce ED asthma visits. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Primary care tactics that involve case management and in-home environmental remediation 5,6,8 as well as, clinical asthma plans at school-based health centers can reduce asthma morbidity and decrease both ED visits and admissions. [12][13][14][15] While these strategies can affect pediatric asthma health, there is little guidance on selecting the best location to implement these efforts.…”

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Aligning Partners in Pediatric Health: Using Geographical Information Systems to Plan Community Coalitions

Nguyen

2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Introduction: Compared with adults, children have higher emergency department (ED) utilization for asthma exacerbation. While community coalitions have been shown to prevent ED visits for asthma, there is little guidance on where to best implement these efforts. Geographical information systems (GIS) technology can help in the selection and coordination of potential coalition partners. This report proposes a model to be used by clinicians and child health equity advocates to strategize high-impact community health interventions. The aims were to identify the clusters of ED utilization for pediatric asthma, evaluate sociodemographic features of the population within the clusters, and identify potential primary care and school community partners. Methods: This model uses ED visit data from 450 nonmilitary California hospitals in 2012. We obtained ZIP code–level counts and rates for patients younger than 18 years discharged with a diagnosis code of 493 for asthma conditions from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s Open Portal. We applied GIS spatial analysis techniques to identify statistically significant cluster for pediatric asthma ED utilization. We then locate the candidate community partners within these clusters. Results: There were 181 720 ED visits for asthma for all age groups in 2012 with 70 127 visits for children younger than 18 years. The top 3 geographic clusters for ED utilization rates were located in Fresno, Inglewood, and Richmond City, respectively. Spatial analysis maps illustrate the schools located within 0.5– and 1-mile radii of primary care clinics and provide a visual and statistical description of the population within the clusters. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a model to help clinicians understand how GIS can aid in the selection and creation of coalition building. This is a potentially powerful tool in the addressing child health disparities.

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Aligning Partners in Pediatric Health: Using Geographical Information Systems to Plan Community Coalitions

Nguyen

2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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The Impact of Home Visits on Retention in a Low-Income School Based Mobile Asthma Clinic

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