Creating District Readiness for Implementing Evidence-Based School-Centered Asthma Programs: Denver Public Schools as a Case Study

Asthma is a common chronic childhood disease that is associated with high rates of school absenteeism and educational disparities. Effective school-based programs exist that are able to reduce school absenteeism and the burden that asthma exacts on students. However, despite the availability of effe...

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Published in:NASN school nurse 2016-03, Vol.31 (2), p.112-118
Main Authors: Cicutto, Lisa, Shocks, Donna, Gleason, Melanie, Haas-Howard, Christy, White, Marty, Szefler, Stanley J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Asthma - nursing
Child
Child, Preschool
Colorado
Evidence-Based Practice - standards
Female
Humans
Male
Nursing
Organizational Case Studies
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Program Development
School Health Services - standards
School Nursing - standards
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Summary:Asthma is a common chronic childhood disease that is associated with high rates of school absenteeism and educational disparities. Effective school-based programs exist that are able to reduce school absenteeism and the burden that asthma exacts on students. However, despite the availability of effective school-centered asthma programs conducted as research projects, many schools have struggled to implement the programs and experience their benefits. As the literature from the implementation sciences highlights, readiness of the school environment is crucial and central to success. This is an often overlooked and underacknowledged aspect to successful implementation. This article provides a case study of a large school district, highlighting its experience in preparing the district for broad-scale implementation of a school-centered asthma program.
ISSN:1942-602X
1942-6038
DOI:10.1177/1942602X15619996