Noreen M. Clark

TL;DR: Asthma self-management education directed to prevention and management of attacks should be be incorporated into routine asthma care and future trials of asthma education programs should focus on morbidity and functional status outcomes, including quality of life, and involve direct comparisons of the various components of interventions.

TL;DR: The Physician Asthma Care Education program was used in a range of locations and was effective in improving parent-reported provider communication skills, the number of days affected by asthma symptoms, and asthma health care use.

TL;DR: The Physician Asthma Care Education program was used in a range of locations and was effective in improving parent-reported provider communication skills, the number of days affected by asthma symptoms, and asthma health care use.

TL;DR: Community coalitions can successfully achieve asthma policy and system changes and improve health outcomes and increased core and ongoing community stakeholder participation rather than a higher overall number of participants was associated with more change.

TL;DR: Research is needed that provides greater understanding of social environments in asthma management, produces standardized measurement tools, and tests more robust and theory-based interventions.