Improving childhood asthma outcomes in the United States : a blueprint for policy action / Marielena Lara [et. al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholas, Will, 1967-

Contributor:

Lara, Marielena.

Series:

RAND health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asthma in children--Government policy--United States.

Asthma in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2001

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An estimated five million US children have asthma. This report argues that many asthma attacks could be avoided - and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved - if more children received good-quality, ongoing asthma care.

Contents:

PREFACE; NATIONAL EXPERT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND RAND HEALTH STAFF; LIST OF EXTERNAL REVIEWERS; Executive Summary IMPROVING CHILDHOOD ASTHMA OUTCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES: A BLUEPRINT FOR POLICY ACTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two POLICY CONTEXT; THE CHILDHOOD ASTHMA EPIDEMIC; THE COSTS OF ASTHMA; A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE CAUSES, REQUIRING A VARIETY OF RESPONSES; CURRENT ASTHMA EFFORTS NEED INCREASED COORDINATION AND FUNDING; Chapter Three OVERVIEW OF METHODS; Chapter Four POLICY FRAMEWORK

PROMOTION OF ASTHMA-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY GOALS AND APPROACHES; POLICY GOALS EMERGING FROM THE EXPERT PANEL PROCESS; Chapter Five POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; IMPROVING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND FINANCING; STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE; Chapter Six CONCLUSION; NEXT STEPS; IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH ACT OF 2000; Appendix FEDERAL LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; REFERENCES

Notes:

"MR-1330."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-89).

ISBN:

0-8330-3242-9

OCLC:

123109540