Reaching Rural Communities
In this episode, we focus on AAFA’s Health Equity Advancement and Leadership (HEAL) program, and outreach efforts in Alabama to address asthma disparities that exist in rural communities with Dr. Ellen Buckner and Dr. Linda Gibson-Young. We discuss what health equity and health disparities are, steps to address these issues and improve asthma outcomes, and how people can connect with the HEAL program.
Resources:
- Health Equity
- Asthma Facts and Figures
- Asthma Triggers
- Healthier Homes Checklist
- Asthma-Friendly Home Checklist
- AAFA Online Support Community for People with Asthma and Allergies
- Black Women’s Asthma Alliance, private Facebook group for Black women who live with asthma or are caregivers to people with asthma
- Alabama Asthma Ambassadors
Dr. Ellen Buckner has a Ph.D. in nursing and is a certified asthma educator (AE-C). She is a professor of Nursing at Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing at Samford University. Dr. Linda Gibson-Young has a Ph.D. in nursing, an MBA, and is certified as a family nurse practitioner (ANCC). She is a professor at the College of Nursing at Auburn University. She has an academic background in population health with a focus on pediatrics. Her work actively engages undergraduate and graduate students in outreach and research.
Disclosure: This episode was produced by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and made possible in part by support from Genentech, Sanofi, and Regeneron. Its contents are solely the responsibility of AAFA and the guest speakers, and do not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsors.
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