An assessment of a pilot asthma education program for childcare workers in a high-prevalence county

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1691-1696

  Saville, Suzanne K ^a   Wetta Hall, Ruth ^b   Hawley, Suzanne R ^b   Molgaard, Craig A ^b   St Romain, Theresa ^b   Hart, Traci A ^b  

^a United States Coast Guard Training Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma education; Asthma management; Childcare workers; Community health; Respiratory care

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CHILD CARE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DAY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449442412     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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