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| | RAND | Research Areas | Child Policy | Research Projects Archive | Allies Against Pediatric Asthma in Puerto Rico |
 | | The Allies Against Asthma in Puerto Rico--a coalition formed to develop an integrated community-wide asthma control and prevention system, including changes in practices and policies within and among sectors--is now ready to begin the first year of a 3-year intervention project in San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
 | | During this phase, a coalition lead by RAND, University of Puerto Rico, and Luis Llorens Torres Community Council will work together to achieve the outcomes of decreased asthma-related hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and school absences; increased quality of life for children with asthma and their families; and control of symptoms. |
 | | The implementation objectives are four-fold: (1) empower children with asthma and their families/caregivers; (2) increase community awareness and knowledge about asthma; (3) improve access, quality, and financing of asthma health care services; and (4) improve collaboration between health care systems, schools, child care centers, and other private and public community agencies. |
| www.rand.org /child/projects/asthma.html (215 words) |
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