Welcome to the BACK Program!
Helping Families “Navigate” their Way to Better Asthma Control
We are thrilled to have you on the BACK Team!
You’re going to be a valuable asset to our team and we can’t wait to see how you make this role your own.
This website playbook was designed to help support you in this role.
Provide Better Asthma Control for Kids is a program to help children with at-risk asthma and their family members.
The program includes visits to children with asthma and their families to:
- provide asthma education
- assess asthma control
- identify gaps in care and asthma management.
Supporting a Team
As an asthma navigator, you will work with families, school nurses and healthcare providers to ensure that children with asthma receive the support they need to manage their asthma.
You will be assigned to several schools in your region and enroll eligible students and their families in the BaCK program.
Key activities
Partner and collaborate with school nurses and school nurse-led health teams to support students with asthma, such as identifying students with asthma, assessing asthma control and providing tailored education and support
Implement the BACK program as outlined in the Manual of Operations.
Assist with/provide care coordination among children with asthma, their families, their school nurses and schools, their health care providers and community resources.
Assess and help address social determinants of health, including the use of referrals and soft hand-offs to community resources/organizations.
Communicate effectively through multiple channels such as in-person visits and school events, phone calls, emails, faxes, and letters.
Attend trainings and ongoing professional development opportunities to further your skills in asthma management, specific intervention, and community health navigation.
Participate in a community of learning and practice with project team, other asthma navigators, and key project partners.
Collect and submit research data in a standardized manner to University staff on a scheduled basis.
Review
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