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Developing and Implementing a Citywide Asthma Action Plan: A Community Collaborative Partnership

Objectives: Asthma affects 1 in 10 children in the United States, with higher prevalence among children living in poverty. Organizations in San Antonio, Texas, partnered to design and implement a uniform, citywide asthma action plan to improve asthma management capacity in schools. Methods: The asthma action plan template was modified…

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How We Didn’t Clean Up Until We Washed Our Hands: Shigellosis in an Elementary and Middle School in North Texas

Background: Shigella outbreaks often continue for months and are linked frequently to poor hygiene and hand washing. Such outbreaks are found often in day care facilities, but rarely are reported in schools. We present the investigation of an outbreak in autumn 2007 at a building that housed an elementary school…

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