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{{toplink|url=http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/community-asthma-prevention-program-capp|name=chop.edu/centers-programs/community-asthma-prevention-program-capp}}The '''Community Asthma Prevention Program''' (CAPP) offers free education and care coordination support to families of children in Philadelphia with asthma. The curriculum used is based on You Can Control Asthma©, developed at Georgetown University, and classes are structured so that both caregivers and children can learn simultaneously.

CAPP works in many Philadelphia communities to provide:
*Free asthma education classes in familiar environments, such as schools, churches, daycare centers and community centers throughout the city.
*Home visits in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties to address the home environment of children with asthma and to provide one-on-one education.
*Asthma resources for professionals, students and school personnel.
*Classes for caregivers and their children are group-facilitated and led by trained community peer educators.
*Asthma 101 Workshops for school personnel that cover asthma care management, asthma triggers in the environment and medication.

''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the program's [http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/community-asthma-prevention-program-capp/about About the Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP)]

==In The News==
*[http://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/capp-seeks-to-create-healthier-homes-for-children-with-asthma/article_b33bfe47-3288-55e6-a6bb-7598a67e3d38.html CAPP+ seeks to create healthier homes for children with asthma], Philadelphia Tribune, December 17, 2018.

==See Also==
*[[Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)]]



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