Chester Community Asthma Prevention Program

The higher burden of asthma on poor Black children is attributed to factors such as difficult access to health care, lack of sensitive and empathetic quality health care delivery, disparate home and school environments, as well as exposure to air pollution, stress and violence. The high cost of home maintenance contributes to the  exposure of children to common triggers such as cockroaches, dust, pets, mice and mold. Barriers to good medical care and environmental improvements are more likely to be reduced by asthma interventions in the home.

The Chester Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP) offers free education and care coordination support to families of children in the City of Chester with asthma. Based on a curriculum developed at Georgetown University, You Can Control Asthma, we structure our classes so that both caregivers and children can learn at the same time. CAPP works in Chester to provide:

• Home visits to address the home environment of children with asthma and to provide one-on-one education
• Asthma resources for professionals, students and school personnel

This program is made possible thanks to many partners in Chester and the representatives of the Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee