{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T12:45:38Z","timestamp":1777898738355,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":18,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"1_suppl","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]],"date-time":"2024-03-21T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1710979200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/100005222","name":"National Center for Environmental Health","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["NUE1EH001358"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["NUE1EH001358"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/100005222","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001589","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["01F81001"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["01F81001"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001589","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Public Health Rep"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,7]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Louisiana Department of Health identified a need for greater outreach in low-income Black communities that addressed environmental asthma triggers. We piloted an asthma virtual home visit (VHV) program and evaluated its reach and ability to promote asthma self-management strategies in communities with a high prevalence of poorly controlled asthma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants from Louisiana were continuously recruited into the VHV program starting in March 2021 and provided with asthma education materials. Participants reporting poorly controlled asthma and environmental triggers were also offered 3 VHVs with a respiratory therapist. All participants were asked to complete a preintervention and postintervention knowledge test, an Asthma Control Test (ACT) (maximum score\u2009=\u200925; scores \u226419 indicate poorly controlled asthma), and a final survey that assessed perceptions about asthma management and reduction of environmental triggers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>As of October 2022, 147 participants were enrolled in the program, and 52 had consented to and received \u22651 VHV. Forty VHV recipients (77%) were aged &lt;18 years, 40 (77%) were Black people, and 46 (88%) were from families with extremely low or low incomes. Asthma symptoms improved across all participants, with a median increase of 2.4 points on the ACT. Knowledge tests revealed that 86% of participants learned about \u22651 new asthma trigger; a larger percentage of VHV recipients than nonrecipients (68% vs 36%) had an improved knowledge test score postintervention. Compared with preintervention, about three-quarters of participants reported feeling more empowered to self-manage their asthma and a significant improvement in their quality of life postintervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The program provided virtual asthma education to communities with a high burden of asthma and improved asthma outcomes for participants. Similar virtual models can be used to promote health equity, especially in areas with limited access to health care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00333549241236090","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]],"date-time":"2024-03-21T06:33:53Z","timestamp":1711002833000},"page":"53S-61S","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Utility of Virtual Home Visits to Reduce Asthma Burden in Low-Income Black Communities in Louisiana During the COVID-19 Pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"139","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8483-1597","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arundhati","family":"Bakshi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"},{"name":"Immunization Program, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elora","family":"Apantaku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tracy","family":"Marquette","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Our Lady of the Lake Children\u2019s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Colette","family":"Jacob","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S. Amanda","family":"Dumas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bureau of Health Services Financing (Medicaid), Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kate","family":"Friedman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kathleen","family":"Aubin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shannon","family":"Soileau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shaun","family":"Kemmerly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Our Lady of the Lake Children\u2019s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.15585\/mmwr.ss7005a1"},{"key":"bibr2-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/alr.21557"},{"key":"bibr3-00333549241236090","volume-title":"Report to Congress on Indoor Air Quality Volume 2: Assessment and Control of Indoor Air Pollution","author":"US Environmental Protection Agency","year":"1989"},{"key":"bibr4-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2500\/aap.2014.35.3792"},{"key":"bibr5-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Ganesh B, Scally CP, Skopec L, Zhu J. The Relationship Between Housing and Asthma Among School-Age Children: Analysis of the 2015 American Housing Survey. Urban Institute; October 2017. Accessed October 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.urban.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publication\/93881\/the-relationshi-between-housing-and-asthma_1.pdf"},{"key":"bibr6-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5888\/pcd17.190288"},{"key":"bibr7-00333549241236090","unstructured":"National Center for Healthy Housing. Case studies: the benefits of home visits for children with asthma. July 2014. Accessed June 20, 2022. https:\/\/nchh.org\/resource-library\/case-studies_the-benefits-of-home-visits-for-children-with-asthma.pdf"},{"key":"bibr8-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health. Childhood asthma in East Baton Rouge parish, 2010-2015. March 2019. Accessed June 20, 2022. https:\/\/ldh.la.gov\/assets\/oph\/Center-EH\/envepi\/Reports\/LMRSEETmar2019b.pdf"},{"key":"bibr9-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0264336"},{"key":"bibr10-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health. Implementation and management of virtual home visits for asthma management, version 3. February 2022. Accessed June 20, 2022. https:\/\/ldh.la.gov\/assets\/oph\/Center-EH\/drywall\/SOP_Virtual_Home_Visits_v3_FINAL.pdf"},{"key":"bibr11-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaci.2006.01.011"},{"key":"bibr12-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Office of Policy Development and Research, US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Income limits. Accessed November 11, 2023. https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/portal\/datasets\/il.html"},{"key":"bibr13-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Public Health Institute. Supporting asthma virtual home visit programs during a pandemic. 2021. Accessed September 17, 2023. https:\/\/www.phi.org\/about\/impacts\/supporting-asthma-virtual-home-visit-programs-during-a-pandemic"},{"key":"bibr14-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Ervice J. Innovations in asthma home visiting services: virtual visits. December 2022. Accessed September 17, 2023. https:\/\/nchh.org\/2022\/12\/innovations-in-asthma-home-visiting-services_virtual-visits"},{"key":"bibr15-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Green and Healthy Homes Initiative. Virtual Healthy Homes Toolkit. 2020. Accessed September 17, 2023. https:\/\/www.greenandhealthyhomes.org\/virtual-healthy-homes-toolkit"},{"key":"bibr16-00333549241236090","unstructured":"US Environmental Protection Agency. Safer Choice\u2014schools. October 2016. Accessed November 11, 2023. https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2016-10\/documents\/saferchoice-factsheet-schools.pdf"},{"key":"bibr17-00333549241236090","unstructured":"Shrem D, Weinberg J, Flattery J. Healthy Cleaning & Asthma-Safer Schools: A How-to Guide. California Department of Public Health; October 2014. Accessed October 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CCDPHP\/DEODC\/OHB\/WRAPP\/CDPH%20Document%20Library\/CLASSguidelines.pdf"},{"key":"bibr18-00333549241236090","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0091-6749(83)90483-9"}],"container-title":["Public Health Reports\u00ae"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/00333549241236090","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/00333549241236090","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/00333549241236090","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T09:39:35Z","timestamp":1777628375000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/00333549241236090"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]]},"references-count":18,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1_suppl","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/00333549241236090"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00333549241236090","relation":{},"ISSN":["0033-3549","1468-2877"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0033-3549","type":"print"},{"value":"1468-2877","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]]}}}