Articles tagged with 'asthma plan' | Checkup Newsroom

On average, families like Angelaka's who go through the Healthy Homes program have a 75% decrease in the number of emergency room visits, according to Healthy Homes’ data.

Michael Ramirez’s asthma has landed him in urgent care multiple times after asthma attacks that scared him and his mother. Recently, he visited Cook Children’s new clinic focused on helping kids with asthma: the Nelson Ku High Risk Asthma Clinic.The …

Nelson Ku didn’t just attend school, he starred in it. The hallways and classrooms of Fort Worth’s All Saint’s Episcopal School were center stage for his uncanny ability to make his friends and classmates laugh. Nelson was known as a smile maker and …

An assessment with Cook Children’s Healthy Homes Asthma Program begins standard enough. Community health workers (CHW), like Clerbela Valcourt, talk to families over the phone or visit them in person about their child’s asthma: what are their …

By Audrey Rogers, M.D. As someone who lives with asthma, I’m proof that the condition does not have to slow you down. It’s important for most children to know they can still partake in all of the fun activities of other kids, just as …