Reducing Asthma Disparities Through School-Based Telemedicine for Rural Children

A total of 1110 subjects will be enrolled in this research study. Five hundred forty (540) subjects will be between the ages of 7-14 years. The remaining 540 subjects will be comprised of the primary caregiver of the participants. Thirty (30) school nurse/s providing care to the 270 intervention participants will also be enrolled in the study. To test our hypotheses, the investigators will conduct a cluster randomized trial with 540 children, ages 7-14 years and their parent/guardian(s), to address the following specific aims: Specific Aim 1: Examine the efficacy of a school-based asthma telemedicine intervention in improving asthma-related health outcomes in an intervention group compared to children receiving usual care. Specific Aim 2: Determine the effects of a school-based asthma telemedicine intervention on asthma self-management skills of intervention caregivers and participants compared to a usual care group. The investigators will compare changes in asthma self-efficacy, quality of life, and knowledge between groups. Specific Aim 3: Determine the cost of the intervention in relation to health outcomes.