TY - JOUR
T1 - Eliminating asthma disparities
T2 - A national workshop to set a working agenda
AU - Weiss, Kevin B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This workshop would not be possible without educational grant support from Merck, sanofi/aventis, GalaxoSmithKline, ALTANA Pharma, AstraZeneca, Sepracor, Genentech, and Novartis. The following individuals provided additional unique contributions to this workshop: Anita Malone served as a project coordinator; Robin Wagner provided assistance in administering the project; Dr. Sydney Parker of American College of Chest Physicians put forth continued efforts in developing the workshop; and Dr. Frances Chesley and Virginia Taggart gave continued encouragement that made this workshop possible.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - In February 2005, a national workshop was held in Chicago, IL, to address the problem of disparities in asthma. A multidisciplinary group of > 1,000 national experts reviewed key issues related to asthma health disparities; considered current research, clinical care, and policy related to this problem; and developed a set of recommendations to reduce these disparities. The themes addressed were genetics, indoor environment, outdoor environment, family/social function, behavioral health, health-care delivery, health-care communications, role of community, role of private insurance, role of safety net providers, and state and local policy.
AB - In February 2005, a national workshop was held in Chicago, IL, to address the problem of disparities in asthma. A multidisciplinary group of > 1,000 national experts reviewed key issues related to asthma health disparities; considered current research, clinical care, and policy related to this problem; and developed a set of recommendations to reduce these disparities. The themes addressed were genetics, indoor environment, outdoor environment, family/social function, behavioral health, health-care delivery, health-care communications, role of community, role of private insurance, role of safety net providers, and state and local policy.
KW - Asthma
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Health administration
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U2 - 10.1378/chest.07-1927
DO - 10.1378/chest.07-1927
M3 - Article
C2 - 17998339
AN - SCOPUS:36249011944
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 132
SP - 753S-756S
JO - CHEST
JF - CHEST
IS - 5 SUPPL.
ER -