2/13/2014
New Study Shows Combining In-Home Education with Housing Interventions Improves Childhood Asthma Control
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), the King County Housing Authority (KCHA), and Public Health–Seattle and King County recently completed a study showing that combining weatherization and healthy home interventions with in-home asthma education from community health workers (CHW) significantly improves childhood asthma control.
“We have long known that trained CHWs can successfully work with families to improve a child’s asthma,” said Breysse, a program manager with NCHH. “This study’s findings show that even greater benefits can be achieved when CHW programs are coupled with weatherization home repairs. This project also shows that partnerships between weatherization and public health agencies are feasible and effective.”
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