Evaluation of Asthma Prevention Education in Large Housing Development
PI - David Connell
Dimock Community Health Center
The proposed project aims to assess the impact of a multi-faceted intervention designed to reduce the effects of asthma among residents of multi-unit housing developments in Boston's inner city Roxbury community. This project will evaluate the relative impact of intervention on (1) resident's asthma management knowledge and behavior; (2) housing unit environmental quality; (3) use of emergency room services and hospitalizations related to asthma care; (4) medical costs of asthma care; and (5) quality of life. The project will recruit a treatment group from among residential populations of three housing developments. A comparison sample will be recruited from similar nearby housing developments. The treatment units are managed by Urban Edge, a project partner specializing in management of rehabilitated inner city housing. They will receive orientation regarding asthma triggers and remedial strategies, air quality testing of their units, use of project vacuum cleaners and other mitigation-related supplies (including insect control devices and measures), and ongoing education about asthma and other home environmental hazards. Data analysis will determine if those in the T group experienced fewer hospitalizations or emergency room visits for asthma, fewer asthma episodes, reduced medical costs associated with asthma, and a reduction in absenteeism from school or workplace.
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