The School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) Program provides children with uncontrolled persistent asthma controller medication doses daily while at school, given to them by a school nurse or a trained staff member. The SBAT program also provides resources for school nurses and staff, healthcare providers, and caregivers to assist children with asthma experience fewer symptoms and enjoy a better quality of life. This evidence-based intervention program, in collaboration with healthcare providers, improves health and academic outcomes, ability to engage in physical activities, and can make a positive difference in the quality of life for children with asthma. We developed the SBAT Program to build on school-based healthcare programs to overcome barriers to preventive asthma care, improve health and academic outcomes, and allow kids to just be kids.
Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL144652-01A1), School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) to Reduce Disparities in Childhood Asthma: Pragmatic Process and Program Implementation Evaluation. 2019-2024; $2,757,722
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