Parent mentors can improve asthmatic care of minority children
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings suggest that interventions by parent mentors -- caregivers of asthmatic children who have received specialized topical training -- can effectively reduce wheezing, asthma attacks, emergency room visits and missed adult workdays.