Breathing Freely at Home
Published on in Children's View, Breakthrough Report
By investing in home repairs, CHOP and Philadelphia are improving asthma outcomes.
Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP) News and Updates
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The Runway Raises a Total of $615,000 for CHOP’s Healthier Together Initiative
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The Runway raised funds for CHOP’s Healthier Together Initiative, which works to improve the health of the most vulnerable kids in the Philadelphia community.
Better Health. Better Community.
Published on in Children's View
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Expands Community Asthma Prevention Program in Partnership with Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
Published on in CHOP News
The new Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+) Home Repairs Program will address the impact of unhealthy housing on pediatric asthma outcomes in West Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Wins EPA Asthma Management Award
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The Community Asthma Prevention Program receives the EPA’s National Environmental Leadership Award for Communities in Action in Asthma Management.
The Community Asthma Prevention Program Celebrates 20 Years at CHOP
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The Community Asthma Prevention Program focuses on helping families combat asthma in low-income neighborhoods.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Selected to Participate in Nationwide ‘BUILD Health Challenge'
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A two-year grant will bring together community organizations to help children with asthma in West Philadelphia.
House Calls Could Help Asthma Patients Living in Poverty
Published on in CHOP News
A Philadelphia study found that patients’ housing and living conditions may be a factor in their asthma triggers.
Home Visits Uncover Fuller Picture of Multiple Challenges among Low-income Adults with Asthma
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Researchers from the Community Asthma Prevention Program uncovered multiple challenges faced by low-income adults with asthma.
For Kids with Asthma, Hospital Care Differs Little for Those on Medicaid
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Children covered by Medicaid and equally sick children not in Medicaid received essentially similar treatment for asthma in a given pediatric hospital, say CHOP outcomes researchers.