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Florida Asthma Home Visiting Program

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Schedule your FREE home visit today! The Asthma Education and Prevention Home Visit Program is a FREE service offered by the Florida Department of Health in Seminole County to help children and families gain control of their asthma. Trained staff members will help you learn how to address asthma triggers at home, reduce asthma symptoms, and correctly use asthma medication. For more information or to enroll, call 407-655-3032 or email Enid.Santiago-Cruz@flhealth.gov Contact the Asthma Education and Home Visit Program Florida Department of Health in Seminole County 400 W Airport Boulevard Sanford, FL 32773 Se Habla Espanol Phone 407-665-3032 -or- 407-665-3096 Send referrals via email to: SGCHD59IntMobHealthSvcs@flhealth.gov or via fax to: 407-665-3058 Florida Asthma Coalition https://floridaasthmacoalition.com/about-us/ Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1-800-7-ASTHMA or 1-800-727-8462 www.aafa.org Environmental Protection Agency: Coordinated Approach to Asthma www.epa.gov/asthma Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/asthma American Lung Association https://www.lung.org/ Asthma Education and Prevention Home Visit Program Florida Health Seminole County Phone: 407-665-3032

What is asthma? Asthma is a serious and sometimes life-threatening disease of that lungs that makes it hard to breathe. Who is eligible for the home visit program? *Any child ages 5-18 years old *Resides in Seminole County *Diagnosed with asthma This program includes 3 home visits to: *Conduct a home assessment and help eliminate asthma triggers. *Assess and increase family's knowledge about asthma. Key Triggers *Dust Mites *Fragrance *Cigarette Smoke *Cleaning Chemicals *Pers *Mold Asthma home visits can help reduce asthma symptoms. Asthma home visits are conducted by a team of trained community health workers and health educators that can help: *Reduce asthma triggers at home *Reduce asthma symptoms *Learn how to correctly use asthma medication *Miss fewer days of school or work *Learn about the benefits of an asthma action plan for work, home, and school *Work with doctors to help keep asthma under control *Reduce unwanted doctor visits and hospitalizations You may have asthma if you: *Have a history of reoccurring cough (especially at night), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, or difficulty breathing *Have symptoms that occur or worsen during exercise, viral infection, around animals with fur or feathers, dust mites, mold, smoke, pollen, chemicals, dust, changes in the weather, or strong emotional expression Have symptoms that occur or worsen at night, causing you to wake up Asthma home visit participants had 21 few symptom-days per year with 12 fewer school days missed annually* *www.thecommunityguide.org/asthma/index.html

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The Asthma Education and Prevention's Home Visiting Program is a free service offered by the Florida Department of Health in Seminole County to help children and families gain control of their asthma.

Trained staff members will help you learn how to address asthma triggers at home, reduce asthma symptoms, and correctly use asthma medication.

 

Who is eligible for the home visiting program?

  • Children ages 5-18 years old
  • Living in Seminole and surrounding counties
  • Diagnosed with asthma

 

Home Visits can help:

  • Reduce asthma triggers at home
  • Reduce asthma symptoms
  • Instruct how to correctly use asthma medication
  • Minimize sick days from school or work
  • Understand the benefits of an asthma action plan for work, home, and school
  • Work with doctors to help keep asthma under control
  • Reduce unwanted doctor visits and hospitalizations

Asthma home visits can help reduce asthma symptoms. Visits are conducted by a team of trained community health workers and health educators. 

On average, asthma home visiting participants had 21 fewer symptom-days per year with 12 fewer school days missed annually.

 

The program includes three home visits to:

  • Conduct a home assessment to identify and help eliminate asthma triggers
  • Assess and increase family’s knowledge about asthma

 

For more information or to enroll, call 407-665-3032.