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Managing Childhood Obesity In A Primary Care Clinic, Linda Nnajiofor
Managing Childhood Obesity In A Primary Care Clinic, Linda Nnajiofor
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Background: Childhood obesity and overweight have increased health burdens on health care systems, and contribute to chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and cancer. Childhood obesity is very complex for healthcare providers to manage in primary care settings.
Purpose: To improve childhood overweight and obesity approach and management in a selected primary care practice (Clinic A) in a large east Texas urban community.
Objectives: 1. Increase the percentage of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 years seen in Clinic A, who received adequate weight management and obesity counseling, to 75%. 2. Increase the number of referrals to …
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 …