1. Promoting Interdisciplinary, Participatory Approaches to Address Childhood Asthma Disparities in an Urban Black Community
- Author
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Nida M Ali, Ryan Combs, Jennifer Porter, Rishtya Kakar, and Baraka Muvuka
- Subjects
Gerontology ,Community-Based Participatory Research ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,Urban Population ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Participatory action research ,Health literacy ,Asthma management ,Health Services Accessibility ,Medication Adherence ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Promotion (rank) ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Sociology ,Program Development ,Child ,Socioeconomic status ,media_common ,Quality Indicators, Health Care ,Childhood asthma ,030505 public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Citizen journalism ,Culturally Competent Care ,Health equity ,Asthma ,Health Literacy ,Black or African American ,0305 other medical science ,Program Evaluation - Abstract
Black children are twice as likely as non-Hispanic white children to have asthma due to an interplay of socioeconomic, historical, and industrial factors. The underlying socio-economic and structural inequities result in poor adherence to recommended asthma management treatments. National guidelines suggest asthma action plans (AAPs) as a tool for patient self-management, yet they remain underutilized. Boot Camp Translation (BCT), rooted in community-based participatory research, provides a method for engaging communities to improve health literacy. This article describes the successful use of BCT to develop a culturally relevant AAP promotion campaign in West Louisville, a predominantly Black community that experiences social and health disparities.
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- 2020