been implemented in daycare centers and asthmacamp. 13 Delivery of Education Nearly every package includes a potential face-to-face educational element. Packages intended for in-school use necessarily rely on in-person learning, but packages for parents or adult patients usually include in-person teaching as well. Three packages incorporate face-to-face teaching in community settings
performed targeted sequencing of 69 influenza-associated candidate genes in 348 children from 24 US centers admitted to the intensive care unit with influenza infection and lacking risk factors for severe influenza infection (PICFlu cohort, 59.4% male). As controls, whole genome sequencing from 675 children with asthma (CAMP cohort, 62.5% male) was compared. We assessed functional relevance using PICFlu
The Development and Preliminary Impact of CAMP Air: A Web-based Asthma Intervention to Improve Asthma Among Adolescents. Describe the development and preliminary impact of CAMP Air, a web-based intervention for adolescents with uncontrolled asthma. CAMP Air was developed using an iterative process with input from stakeholders and incorporating usability testing results (n = 14 adolescents
are unknown. Day-to-day variability in FOT respiratory system resistance (Rrs) and respiratory system reactance (Xrs) compared with peak expiratory flow (PEF) were defined in 22 children with asthma (mean ± SD age, 10.4 ± 1.1 years) during a 5-day asthmacamp. FOT was performed at 6 Hz in triplicate on each test occasion. Relationships between day-to-day FOT variability (expressed as within-subject SD [SDW
and strategies to address stress using a community-based participatory research model. Children age 8 to 13 with poorly controlled asthma and their caregivers were recruited from an urban hospital and an asthmacamp. Caregivers with elevated scores on a stress measure were enrolled. Forty-three families were randomized to the 4- to 6-session Home Based Family Intervention (HBFI) or the single session
Effects of ionized waterfall aerosol on pediatric allergic asthma. Ionized water aerosols have been suggested to exert beneficial health effects on pediatric allergic asthma. Their effect was evaluated in a randomized controlled clinical trial as part of a summer asthmacamp. Asthmatic allergic children (n = 54) spent 3 weeks in an alpine asthmacamp; half of the group was exposed to water
, Baltimore MD, and Memphis TN) that have particularly high rates of pediatric asthma and asthma-related morbidity, and are thus most likely to benefit from the program. PLASMA comprises three main components: (a) peer-leader training; (b) a one-day asthmacamp where peer leaders will deliver manualized self-management content recommended by the national guidelines; and (c) bi-monthly peer-leader contacts
knowledge test will be given to children and caregivers prior to and after participation in the educational session conducted at each asthmacamp. A paired sample t-test was used for comparison of pre and post knowledge tests and a p value of less than 0.05 will be considered to indicate a statistically significant difference. Eligibility CriteriaGo to Top of Page Study Description Study Design Groups will take place three times each year. All children will be invited to participate in camps, regardless of participation in the study. All children, ages 5-17 years will be included in our study pending informed consent and assent. Criteria Inclusion Criteria: * Children, ages 5- 17 years attending the asthmacamps and screenings.Exclusion Criteria: * Children younger than 5 years of age and adults 18