Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program

The Children's Environmental Health Promotion program now offers the following services to San Francisco Health Network providers and their clients:

• Education: Basic facts about asthma (i.e. anatomy and physiology)
• Function of asthma medications, importance of correct usage, possible side effects
• Warning signs and early symptoms of an asthma attack
• Asthma triggers and ways to reduce and control them
• Educational booklets, information sheets and videos
• Skill building: Evaluation of how patient uses his/her MDI, spacer, and/or nebulizer & feedback and instruction on the proper use of these devices
• Instructions on how to use a peak flow meter and how to record/monitor peak flow measurements
• Review of the asthma action plan and its use
  Assistance in developing an action plan to reduce/control asthma triggers within the home
• Assistance with the implementation of environmental control measures
• Assessment, Allergy Control Products, and Referrals:
• Assessments of asthma medications: what kinds of medicines are in the home and how to use them
• Environmental home assessment (which may include allergen measurement)
  Consumer information about asthma and allergy products (e.g. what works and where to get it)
• Asthma and allergy control products: micro-filtration vacuum bags, mold and dust cleaning supplies, filters for vents, and mattress and pillow covers 
• Referral for building/environmental health problems ( code violations, mold, cockroaches, rodents)

Asthma Guide (Acrobat file)

Referral to social, health, and other resources as needed

For More Information contact: Karen Cohn
(415) 554-8930 ext.11