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Improving Residential Asthma Assessment Strategies Within A Low Socioeconomic Community, Monica Ramirez
Improving Residential Asthma Assessment Strategies Within A Low Socioeconomic Community, Monica Ramirez
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Background: Nationally, there are currently 6 million children under the age of 18 with asthma. There are a variety of social determinants and in-home environmental triggers that can contribute to the development of or exacerbation of asthma in children. Therefore, it is important to recognize and improve the needs of children with asthma in older homes and in households with a lower socioeconomic status.
Aim: The aim of this project was to decrease the number of in-home environmental asthma triggers within at-risk homes in San Antonio, Texas.
Purpose: The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to improve asthma outcomes …