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HSI Pediatric Asthma Initiative & ZAP Asthma Atlanta Rosa Arriaga, Ph. D. Director Pediatric

HSI Pediatric Asthma Initiative & ZAP Asthma Atlanta Rosa Arriaga, Ph. D. Director Pediatric Research

Overview § Review the goals of HSI § Review the goals of Zap Asthma

Overview § Review the goals of HSI § Review the goals of Zap Asthma Atlanta § Share current Asthma Simulation Game

Health Systems Institute • Joint Initiative between GT and Emory • Focuses on healthcare

Health Systems Institute • Joint Initiative between GT and Emory • Focuses on healthcare delivery research • Emphasize chronic care in traditional and nontraditional spaces • home, the cell phone, the web

Why focus on Asthma § Asthma: a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs and

Why focus on Asthma § Asthma: a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs and airways that causes recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing § Prevalence § 10% or children age 10 and younger § 10 -15% of middle school and high school children § 8% of adults (more common in women than men) § Cost § $46 million in 2005 § Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and is the number one cause of hospitalization and absenteeism

Treatment practices § § Regular General Practitioner (GP) check up Appropriate use of prophylactic

Treatment practices § § Regular General Practitioner (GP) check up Appropriate use of prophylactic medication Use of peak flow meters *Asthma action plans We can help improve these practices!

HSI Pediatric Research § Philosophy: Technology is a means to scale human efforts §

HSI Pediatric Research § Philosophy: Technology is a means to scale human efforts § Over time, over space § Important role for mobile phones, social media, web § Local: Develop technologies to automate current treatment, monitoring and management practices § Thereby improving patient outcomes § Taking an ecological approach to technology development arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

ECOLOGICAL Approach http: //asthma. hsi. gatech. edu/index. php

ECOLOGICAL Approach http: //asthma. hsi. gatech. edu/index. php

Zap Asthma Atlanta § 16 member public, private partnership created to reduce preventable morbidity

Zap Asthma Atlanta § 16 member public, private partnership created to reduce preventable morbidity and mortality from asthma for children living in Atlanta's “Empowerment Zone” § Utilizes an "action research/participatory research model, " § known asthma triggers in the home environment of study participants are identified and ameliorated, § Utilizes the skills of trained community health workers, § assist families in sustaining the environmental interventions. arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

Asthma in context § Atlanta is the “asthma capitol” of the US § Metro

Asthma in context § Atlanta is the “asthma capitol” of the US § Metro Atlanta 1: 4 § Asthma occurs in African-American children at three times the national rate. § African Americans are four times more likely to die from asthma than whites arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

Education is paramount! arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

Education is paramount! arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

Zap Simulation Game § “Game” to help individuals learn about how to manage and

Zap Simulation Game § “Game” to help individuals learn about how to manage and monitor asthma § http: //peachtreelearning. com/ arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

Zap Challenge § Improve the game…. arriaga@cc. gatech. edu

Zap Challenge § Improve the game…. arriaga@cc. gatech. edu