design for america wildcard community crit 1
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Community Crit PresentationRamya Mahalingam
Sophia Dalal Ivy Sokol Ben Snell
Elizabeth McAvoy Jeffrey Lam
Miranda Olson
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MUCUS BUILDS UP
INFLAMMATION
AIRWAYS NARROW
Asthma: The Rundown
TRIGGERS
allergens
irritants
medicines sulfites
colds
exercise
MUCUS BUILDS UP
INFLAMMATION
AIRWAYS NARROW
SYMPTOMS
coughing
wheezing
chest tightness
shortnessof breath
Asthma: The Rundown
TRIGGERS
allergens
irritants
medicines sulfites
colds
exercise
percentage of children diagnosedwith asthma in the US9percentage of children diagnosed withasthma in RI11
23 percentage of children diagnosed withasthma in Providence
Median Per Capita IncomeDensity of Children between 2 - 17 years
old, diagnosed with Asthma
$0 $100k$50k
Number of asthmarelated hospitalizationsfor African Americans = 3
Number of asthmarelated hospitalizations
for Caucasiansx
35
percentage of Caucasians taking daily asthma
medication
25
percentage ofAfrican Americans takingdaily asthma medication
23
percentage ofHispanics taking daily
asthma medication
HARP+ Clear instructions from doctors
for asthma self-management
+ Culturally appropriateinterventions/treatment forminority patients
+ Environmental controlmeasures
– Families choose not to opt ininitially
– Limited funding: not a veryscalable model
PCI+ High follow up rates due to
personal contact and ease ofaccess
+ Initial asthma-related contactleads to other social work
– Focus on empowering childrento take charge of their ownasthma treatment
– 17 families, limited resourcesand funding
GHHI+ 29 point audit and
(separate) assessment
+ Streamlined funding applicationand assistance to variousgovernment funds
+ Scalable model & tools(handbook, compendium)
– Maintenance of deep-cleanedhome
– No standard for minimum levelof ‘clean’ to detect triggers
Community-basedshared solutions
Home triggerdetection andmaintenance
Education andcommunication
c ommunit y ser v ic e r equir ement s teen s & ‘a t-
r i s k ’ k id s
s h a r e d
c l e a n i n g
m a t e r i a l s
i n t e r a c t i v e h o m e d i a g r a m s
brea the-o-me terna tural pro
duc t
cleaning s ys tem
Thanks! :)
AppendixAge-SpecificAsthma
Geographic HospitalizationResidence Age Rates
Rhode Island 0-17 11.6 %
18-64 10.3
65+ 10.9
Providence 0-17 23
18-64 17.4
65+ 19.7
Core Cities 0-17 22.1
18-64 14.2
65+ 13.9
Caucasian 17.0
AfricanAmerican
39.8
Hispanic 27.1
Percent of children between 0 - 17 years hospitalizedfor asthma attacks in Providence, RI from 2001-2007*