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School and Childcare Interventions

School and Childcare Interventions. Montana Asthma Advisory Group Meeting November 13 th , 2009. Announcements. New Montana Asthma Control Program staff H1N1 and Asthma Asthma educator reimbursement Save the Date: Other?. Montana State Asthma Plan. Surveillance and Evaluation

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School and Childcare Interventions

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  1. School and Childcare Interventions Montana Asthma Advisory Group Meeting November 13th, 2009

  2. Announcements • New Montana Asthma Control Program staff • H1N1 and Asthma • Asthma educator reimbursement • Save the Date: • Other?

  3. Montana State Asthma Plan • Surveillance and Evaluation • Partnerships • Healthcare Interventions • Environmental Interventions • School and Childcare Interventions

  4. School and Childcare Interventions 2009 CDC Workplan & the MT State Asthma Plan Objectives Katie Loveland, MPH, MSW

  5. CDC Workplan: Increase the capacity of MT schools and childcare facilities to manage asthma • Hire asthma educator to coordinate school and childcare activities (December, 2009) • Award 20 mini-grants to school nurses to conduct evidenced based asthma interventions • Train 200 school staff and 100 child care providers on use of school and childcare asthma resource guides.

  6. State Asthma PlanGoal: Increase capacity of MT schools and childcare facilities to manage asthma • Objective 1: Increase capacity of school nurses to provide comprehensive asthma management and education in the school setting • Data project with Helena school nurses • Mini-grants • Advocacy via MASN, MAAG

  7. State Asthma Plan • Objective 2: Increase asthma training opportunities and resources available to school and childcare staff • Asthma videos for schools (MT Team Asthma) • OPI School Health Website • Resource guide trainings (school and childcare facilities)

  8. State Asthma Plan • Objective 3: Support ongoing programs that identify children with asthma and/or provide management services in school and childcare settings, especially program that target at risk groups such as American Indians and low income youth • Comprehensive tobacco free schools work • Support for Fort Peck schools project

  9. Thanks for attending today’s meeting! • All presentations and resources from today’s meeting will be loaded on our website the week of Nov. 22nd • Look for a Survey Monkey (electronic) survey in the coming weeks to determine the dates for next year’s meetings • If you have any questions contact: Katie Loveland MPH, MSW 406-444-7304 kloveland@mt.gov

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