The Preventive Care Program for Children with Asthma

The Preventive Care Program for Children with Asthma is comprised of research investigators, a program director, research nurses, human subjects research specialists, graduate students, undergraduate students, and volunteers. Through our unique partnership with the Rochester city schools, primary care and specialist care providers, emergency departments, and the Rochester community, we focus on improving health care for children who suffer from childhood asthma. Our goal is to develop sustainable models for identifying and treating children with this all too common disease.

We are dedicated to providing educational opportunities for trainees at all levels. We provide hands-on research experiences for undergraduate students, medical and graduate students, academic fellows, and junior faculty members. Our training focuses on basic skills for community-based research and implementation, research methodology and analysis, publication and presentation skills, and hands-on research activities in the community. Many of our trainees have continued in research-related fields, with a particular focus on improving care for historically marginalized and underserved children in the community.

Highlighted Research

• Study of School Children with Asthma Provides Evidence for ‘Research Participation Effect’
  A study of school-children with asthma showed evidence that simple follow-up calls to see how these children were doing increased the number of symptom-free days that they experienced.