At the heart of this initiative is the provide asthma care at school offers an alternative to school-based asthma education programs and a unique way to provide asthma care for children attending schools with- out school-based health centers. In this project, NPs at schools with SBHCs will continue to evaluate the children with asthma throughout the school year at the SBHC. The schools in the project are inner-city, predomi- nately African-American, with an overall poverty level over 80%.
To track progress, the collabora- tive will obtain approval for this proj- ect from the Internal Review Board of CPS. Informed consent will also be obtained from all parents, as well as assent from all participating school- aged children. The asthma collabora- tive, as well as physicians from CCHMC and CHD, will provide guid- ance and assist with planning.