Healthy Indoors Magazine - USA Edition

HI March 2019

Healthy Indoors Magazine

Issue link: https://hi.healthyindoors.com/i/1095622

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 19 of 60

20 | March 2019 son's asthma. "He has some developmental disability and the mother was very focused on his learning and develop- ment but did not have an asthma action plan at school. That was shocking to me, because he could have really had a problem and the school would not know what to do," she said. Andres-Cornelio contacted the healthcare provider to get an asthma action plan for school and taught the moth- er how to use safer cleaning products. According to An- dres-Cornelio, "She was spraying freshener on the carpet in her son's room to cover up odors and using pine scented cleaners. I showed her how to use baking soda, vinegar, and safe products and we talked about opening windows and using fans to help with odors." CHW and HHE collaboration help to improve health and quality of life outcomes for asthma and COPD patients in the PCHH Partnership. Graphic courtesy of Joe Medosch. Medication Adherence Patient Coaching for Health Issues Hot Water Tank Community Health Worker Community Health Worker Healthy Home Evaluator Both CHW & HHE Work Scope Carbon monoxide testing Heating /cooling system testing Whole house moisture assessment Thermal comfort evaluation Filtration evaluation Ventilation testing Client engagement Air leakage & contaminant pathways HHEs are sk illed at testing and evaluating the building conditions and recommending repairs. ACT Lighting CO and smoke detectors Identify Asthma Triggers. Pests, Allergens, Contaminants Furnace Trip fall hazards Diagnostics to Create Work Scope for Home Improvements *maintains Building Assessor Credential Healthy Home Evaluator* Medication adherence Respiratory function testing Patient coaching Clinical referrals CHWs having strong competenc y in client coaching related to medication, behavior change and environmental home health risks Asthma control test (ACT) ACT The HHE and CHW share observations and recommen- dations with each other, which allows for reinforcement of ed- ucational messages. Follow-up assessments showed 86% of households reported taking two or more actions to reduce environmental triggers or improve medical management. This behavior change success is likely due to CHW training in motivational interviewing, as well as the fact that clients hear health messages multiple times. Andres-Cornelio provides an example of this message reinforcement, "…the weatherization auditor had talked to a client about his Air Advice results and suggested he open his windows and use green cleaning be- cause his results showed he was using a lot of strong cleaning products. When I went to visit, he had not stopped using them,

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Healthy Indoors Magazine - USA Edition - HI March 2019