Strategy 1.2
Standardize the content, material, and delivery of education around respiratory
illnesses for all stakeholders, including community providers, school nurses, patients,
and family members.
Tactic: CHCO will establish one recommended set of educational materials, ensuring
accuracy and availability in multiple languages at the 5th grade reading level. These
materials will be available for all stakeholders in the community, including medical
providers, school nurses, and families.
Tactic: CHCO will provide educational offerings to community health care workers
including medical providers, school nurses, and para-professionals. Topics will include
how to care for and when to refer patients with both common and rare lung diseases
as well as strategies for preventing increased morbidity among high risk patients.
Examples of these offerings include: in-person training courses, computer-based
training, and informal face-to-face learning opportunities.
Setting / Delivery Mechanism
School – Standardized education can be provided in the school setting through
school-based programs such as Colorado Step-Up Asthma and through
training school based nurses, para-professionals, teachers, and coaches.
Home – Standardized education can be provided to patients and families in the
home setting through community health workers.
Provider – Standardized education can be provided to medical professionals
based in the community and our facilities.
Internal Resources
OO Health
literacy manager
OO Physician
OO Asthma
Education Standardization
Committee
Relations team members
OO Marketing
and Communications
OO Certified
OO CHCO
Asthma Educators
employed school nurses
External Resources
Partners will be defined based on targeted communities for intervention. Current
partners include but are not limited to:
OO Private
pediatric and family practice groups
OO Denver
and Aurora Public School districts
OO Colorado
OO Local
Department of Public Health & Environment
Health Departments
Community Health Action Plan
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