This article presents evaluability assessment findings and illustrates state roles using examples from the three participating state asthma programs.
Asthma is a leading chronic childhood disease in the United States and a major contributor to school absenteeism. Evidence suggests that multicomponent, school-based asthma interventions are a strategic way to address asthma among school-aged children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages the 36 health departments (34 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) in the National Asthma Control Program (NACP) to implement multicomponent, school-based asthma interventions on a larger scale.
RESULTS: The team found that state asthma programs play a critical role in implementing school-based asthma interventions due to their ability to:
- use statewide surveillance data to identify asthma trends and address disparities;
- facilitate connections between schools, school systems, and school-related community stakeholders;
- form state-level connections;
- translate policies into action;
- provide resources and public health practice information to schools and school systems;
- monitor and evaluate implementation.
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