Issue | Assess | Address | Redress | Reassess |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Identified problems) | (Baseline) | (Community-level) | (Policy-level) | (Outcome measures) |
1. Housing | -Environmental measures | - House keeping | -Household mold remediation | -Reduction in wheezing in children |
- dampness, mold, endotoxin | -Asthma in children | - Managing asthma | - Housing policy | - Reduction in smoking in houses with children |
-Environmental tobacco smoke | -“Outdoor living room” (not smoking) | |||
- Wood/oil heating | ||||
2. Smoking | -Symptoms | - “Breath of Fresh Air Campaign” | - Support for culturally appropriate smoking cessation | - Reduction in smoking in graduating grade 12 |
-COPD | - Management of COPD | - Improvement in lung function | ||
-Lung function | ||||
3. Infections | -Bronchitis | - Immunization | - Housing policy (crowding) | - Reduction in flu cases and respiratory infections |
- Over crowding | - Flu vaccine | |||
- Prompt treatment | ||||
4. Body weight | -Sleep Apnea | - Identify cases | - Access to healthy/nutritive food | -All diagnosed cases of sleep apnea treated |
- Community sports | - Equipment for treating sleep apnea | - Reduction in average weight | ||
- Combined initiative with diabetes programs |