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What is
the CHW Program?
LBACA’s CHW
program is a team approach to asthma management, which
involves parent, child, doctor, school after-school program,
child-care, coach, and anyone that spends time caring for
the child. Our target areas are the cities of Long Beach,
Wilmington, Carson, and San Pedro. The CHWs educate and
advocate for parents of children who have moderate to severe
persistent asthma and are poorly controlled. In order
to be eligible to participate families:
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Must have a Primary
Care Physician (PCP)
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Live in Long
Beach, Wilmington, Carson or San Pedro
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Age: under
18
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Recent
uncontrolled asthma defined by:
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Missed
school days due to asthma
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Emergency
room visits for asthma
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hospitalizations
for asthma
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Acute
clinical or doctor's office visits for asthma
Providers, public health nurses,
school nurses, hospitals, emergency room departments, Asthma
Resource Center, and self-referrals provide referrals to our
Asthma CHW program.
What
training do the CHWs receive?
The 5 Community
Health Workers were trained in the
YES WE CAN
Model
developed by California State University, San Francisco and
the City College of San Francisco, which is used to train
Community Health Workers nation-wide. CHWs received over 40
hours of training and continue to receive ongoing training.
They were trained on effective communication, home visits,
handling difficult situations, All About Asthma (signs,
symptoms, triggers, medications, gadget use, Asthma Action
Plans), Evaluation (purpose, probing questions, keeping
participants engaged), Safety,
Personal Defense, Asset Mapping of these target areas,
Integrated Pest Management, Lead and its health impacts, CPR
training, and Housing Rights and Tenants Issues.
What do
the CHWs do?
Our CHWs provide
3 home visits, perform home environment assessments to
identify what might trigger a child’s asthma attack, educate
families to improve their child’s asthma, provide free
supplies to minimize household triggers, provide advocacy
with landlords and providers, and link families to
appropriate services.
**Funding for LBACA’s Community Asthma Education
Intervention provided by:
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British Petroleum and South Coast Air Quality Management
District
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The
Miller Foundation
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