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A School Health Education Program for Children with Asthma Aged 8-11 Years

David Evans, PhD

Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Noreen M. Clark, PhD

Department of Health Education and Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Michigan

Charles H. Feldman, MD

Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Jill Rips, MA

Department of Health Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Deborah Kaplan, MPH

Department of Maternity Services and Family Planning, New York Department of Health

Moshe J. Levison, PhD

Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Yvonne Wasilewski, PhD

Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Bruce Levin, PhD

Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Columbia University

Robert B. Mellins, MD

Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

It was hypothesized that a health education program for children with asthma aged 8-11 years that was delivered in elementary schools, would increase children's asthma management skills, self-efficacy and influence on parents' management decisions; re duce school absences and improve school performance. The study population con sisted of 239 low-income, predominantly Hispanic and black children from 12 elemen tary schools (six experimental and six control) in New York City. Parents did not attend educational sessions but received written materials. The program emphasized

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 14, No. 3, 267-279 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/109019818701400302
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