2012-05-24T14:56:26Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/childhood-asthma.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120011.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

This article tests the hypotheses that reported asthma prevalence is higher among insured than uninsured children and that insurance-based differences in asthma diagnosis, treatment, and health care utilization are associated with disease severity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100268.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

Using a community-based care coordination logic model, this article describes childhood asthma programs at multiple sites, along with program operational statistics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100269.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100280.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011

The authors tested acceptability, feasibility, and effect sizes of an adherence intervention for low socioeconomic status (SES) minority youth with moderate- and severe-persistent asthma.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9394.html Nov 20, 2008 Nov 20, 2008

Discusses the potential of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce the burden of chronic health problems on poor and minority neighborhoods and describes three successful CBPR programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060228.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>Enrollment in New York's SCHIP was associated with improvements in access to asthma care, quality of asthma care, and asthma-specific outcomes. These findings suggest that health insurance improves the health of children with asthma.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060113.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>To estimate differences in asthma prevalence among Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic children living in the United States</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050507.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>Racial and ethnic disparities exist in reported childhood asthma prevalence, but it is unclear if disparities stem from true prevalence differences or a different likelihood of receiving a diagnosis from a health professional.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020517.html Apr 30, 2002 Apr 30, 2002

Asthma is increasingly being recognized as an important public health concern for children in the United States. Effective management of childhood asthma may require not only improving guideline-based therapeutic interventions, but also addressing social and physical environmental risk factors. The objective of this project was to create a blueprint for improvement of national policy in this area.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4551.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

This research brief describes work documented in MR-1330-RWJ and MR-1330/1-RWJ.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000306.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

<p>Pediatric asthma survey measures have not been adequately tested in non-English-speaking populations.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990202.html Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 1998

<p>This article describes physician perspectives on barriers to quality primary care experienced by inner-city children with asthma and presents policy recommendations to reduce these barriers.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981210.html Dec 31, 1997 Dec 31, 1997

<p>The objectives of this study were to determine, in a population of predominantly Latino children with asthma 6 to 18 years old</p>

http://www.rand.org/about/people/l/lara_marielena.html

<em>Natural Scientist</em><br>M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles; M.D., Harvard Medical School; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

http://www.rand.org/about/people/n/newbould_jennifer.html

<em>Senior Analyst</em><br>Ph.D., University of London; B.Sc., University of Guildford