Effect of a Home Intervention Program on Pediatric Asthma in an Environmental Justice Community

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 291-298

  Shani, Zalika ^a   Scott, Richard G ^b   Schofield, Lynne Steuerle ^b   Johnson, John H ^a   Williams, Ellen R ^a   Hampton, Janiene ^a   Ramprasad, Vatsala ^a  

^a Crozer Keystone Health System   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; behavior change; Black African American; child adolescent health; chronic disease; community intervention; environmental health; evaluation design; health disparities; health education; lay health advisors community health workers; minority health; program planning and evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHECKLIST; CHILD; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84923325641     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839914529593     Document Type: Article

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