Families are too traumatized initially to absorb the onslaught of information, and then it's time to go home. As a result, the education programs will be available for inpatients and their families, patients who have come to the emergency room and been released, and children who are referred by their pediatricians. Children and their families will be able to attend as many courses as they wish, and can return for refresher courses or when their medications are changed. Look for the Relieve the Squeeze asthma storybook in Borders book stores. Jaffe says Draw A Breath is also investigating ways to provide asthma medication for low-income families.
Medications are expensive.
We hope to keep people well by providing access to medications. It takes education. Sophia has never had a cough that wasn't an asthma cough. You learn what an asthma cough is. You also learn that each kid has a different onset of asthma.