Research Projects

Bridging Healthcare Gaps: School-based Asthma Care to Promote Health Equity in Underserved Communities

Funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, this initiative partners with the Rochester City School District and community stakeholders to improve asthma care for children in underserved communities. By building on a proven school-based asthma program, the project aims to reduce barriers to care and transform effective research into a sustainable, scalable model that promotes health equity for children with persistent or poorly controlled asthma.

Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management-Uniting
Providers for Teens (TUFT)

Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management-Uniting Providers for Teens (TUFT) (NCT04089046)

The Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management – Uniting Provider for Teen’s (TUFT) program builds on the School-Based Asthma Control for Teens (SB-ACT) study in which we adapted a school-based model of care to make it developmentally appropriate for adolescents with a focus on promoting independence in taking medications. TUFT aims to improve asthma morbidity in teens by targeting a high-risk population (teens living in historically marginalized communities with moderate-severe persistent asthma), and use real-time telemedicine to facilitate access to specialist directed, guideline-based stepwise care and adaptable, self-management education, along with school-based and/or video-supported directly observed therapy to promote adherence and optimize treatment plans.