The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is proud to host the Asthma Management Academy (AsMA). AsMA is one of CDPH’s strategies to reduce the burden of asthma in California's most highly impacted communities. The curriculum meets the unique needs of non-licensed members of the asthma care team, such as community health workers (CHW) and promotores. Evidence demonstrates that asthma self-management education and home environmental asthma-trigger assessment and reduction can lead to fewer emergency department visits, hospitalizations; and lead to fewer missed work and school days. These services have a return-on-investment of $3-14 for every dollar spent depending on the intensity of the intervention.
 
We are currently accepting applications for our Asthma 101 Series in English and Spanish, which consists of five two-and-one-half-hour sessions over the course of five weeks. Modules include: the basics of asthma, trigger identification and reduction, medications, medication delivery devices, and assessment and monitoring. Attendees will also receive an asthma educator training kit with demonstration inhalers, spacer, peak flow meter, sample cleaning bucket with asthma-friendly cleaning supplies, and more. Upon completion participants will receive certificates from the Association of Asthma Educators and CDPH. Space is limited for this training. It will be offered at no cost for those who are admitted.
 
In order to evaluate the effectiveness of this program, CDPH requests that your organization share de-identified and aggregate data about patients/clients who benefit from your staff who have been trained through AsMA. Sharing de-identified health information and aggregate data is compliant under the HIPAA Privacy Rule because it will NOT include Protected Health Information. This application includes a variety of options for the types of data that can be shared with us.
 
Sessions are currently planned for Summer 2018 in southern California. Applications will be considered for other California areas once future sessions are planned.

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