The Community Asthma Prevention
Program (CAPP) responds to a high rate of asthma hospitalization
and mortality in low-income and African-American Chicago
neighborhoods. A community-based peer educator program
aims at decreasing risk factors for asthma. The goals
of the project are to increase understanding of the
dynamic process by which asthma develops in children,
identify modifiable risk factors, and demonstrate
the effectiveness of intervention strategies that
target the needs of underserved populations.
For further information, contact
Victoria Persky, MD, Director, Community Asthma Prevention
Program, at 312-996-4783.
