8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

1/14

National Environmental Justice Conference

Lois Wessel, CFNP

Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies

Washington, DC March 27-28, 2014

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

2/14

If you cant breathe,

nothing else matters-American Lung Association

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

3/14

Rositas Story

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

4/14

Medication Management

ADVAIR$187-$219

FLOVENT

$138-$224 QVAR

$92-$114

www.drugstore.com

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

5/14

Rositas Reality

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

6/14

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

7/14

Smoke does not know to stop

at the doorNEJM, Winicoff

Consumer Demand

Health issues

Reduced fire

hazards

Decreased cleaning

cost

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

8/14

Federal Policy July 2009

Encouraged PHAs to

implement non-smoking

policies

Designated areas Some for new residents

112 PHAs have opted for

non-smoking Local smoking cessation

resources

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

9/14

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

10/14

Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic

Asthma Disparities

7

F e d e ral A c o n P l an : F o u r S t r ate gi e s

1 2

3 4

R e m o ve b a r ri e r sto deliv ery ofguidelines-basedasthma care

Build local capacityt o d e l i v erintegratedcommunity -based

care

I m p r ov e c a p a ci t yt o i d en f y t ho s e

most in need

A c c e l er a t e e f f or tt o p r e v en t o n s e t

of asthma

www.epa.gov/asthma/childrenstaskforce

http://www.epa.gov/asthma/childrenstaskforcehttp://www.epa.gov/asthma/childrenstaskforce

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

11/14

Barriers

ACCESS LITERACY

CULTURE

LANGUAGEHOUSING

COST

OF MEDS

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

12/14

Community Health Workers

www.clinicians.org

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

13/14

8/12/2019 Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Georgetown School of Nursing and Health Studies by Lois Wessel

14/14

Health IT