Spreading the Word on Food Allergy Education: Lessons from Childhood Asthma
Leo, H.L., Clark, N.M.
Simple Idea That Is Transforming Health Care
Wall Street Journal article highlighting the work of the Center.
Asthma Action Plans and Patient Satisfaction Among Women With Asthma
Patel, M.R., Valerio, M.A., Sanders, G., Thomas, L.J., Clark, N.M.
- Are Physical Education-Related State Policies and Schools' Physical Education Requirement Related to Children's Physical Activity and Obesity?
- Medication Adherence Among Latino and Non-Latino White Children With Asthma.
- Efficacy of a computerized simulation in promoting walking in individuals with diabetes.
- Reducing health disparities: medical advice received for minorities with diabetes.
- Health literacy and public health: a framework for developing skills and empowering citizens.
Advancing the Management of Chronic Disease
The Center for Managing Chronic Disease conducts research and demonstration that aim to build the capacity of individuals, families, communities, and health care systems to effectively prevent and manage chronic disease. It is a worldwide collaboration of researchers and interventionists who focus their work on management of heart disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, breast cancer, allergy, Alzheimer's disease, and factors associated with obesity. The Center pursues its mission nationally and internationally collaborating with colleagues who are doing innovative work related to the social, behavioral, environmental and clinical aspects of chronic disease control. The Center fosters these collaborations to create new approaches to disease management and also adapts projects and programs successful in one area for use in another. We disseminate successful interventions so they reach the largest number of people, in particular, low-income families, minorities, children, older adults and women. While no one intervention is likely to change the picture of chronic disease, the Center believes that careful research of an array of solutions for individuals, families, clinicians, and systems will evolve into what collectively can achieve optimum disease management and control.