Asthma Attack

Strategies and Activities

Asthma attack has greatly affected the people of Oakland, especially the West Oakland residents. This has been attributed mainly to Port of Oakland activities, which has produced many emissions to the surrounding environment (Hoek et al., 2013). The strategies undertaken assume a great role in reducing these disparities. Full adoption of these activities in CAOP will ensure proper and healthy living vicinities among residents. The hope is to see all key stakeholders and other businesses joining together with residents of Oakland to make this community cleaner, safer and healthier. This will surely address all the problems hence creating a livable working environment in the whole Oakland, especially communities near

I-880 freeway.
Health Education Strategy
Health Education in addressing asthma in asthma in Oakland is to help African Americans and the selective schools and communities improve their awareness and knowledge about asthma and self-management. The selected strategies initiate an avenue to address the disparities at family and community level and were informed by evidence and best practices (Kreger et al., 2011). The approaches at family level involve the creation of Asthma Start Program which helps families of children with asthma by providing in-home case management services which may include, but not limited to the following;
First of all, education to families about causes of asthma, medication approach, and prevention of asthma attacks.

Many disparities of asthma start at early stages among children in Oakland. For example, a report by the Health and Education Outcomes and Indicators indicated that many boys than girls were more likely to get asthma attacks at young stages of their life. This has caught the attention of schools and families to enhance proper monitoring of students, ensuring a healthy start in life so as to prepare the children for and be successful in schools. In addition, ensuring collaboration between schools and health care providers to ensure asthma medication is available at all places. This aims to increase contact and relationship between asthma-stricken persons and health cares. It also enhances awareness skills to schools and understanding of asthma. Moreover, provision of education with the aim of changing the cultural beliefs among residents. Educational awareness is the key to address situational crises by getting closer to both individuals in the society. Education helps in creating a different perception of the long-held beliefs and thus enhances a good environment to fight asthma

disparities.
Consequently, the strategies should encourage a nationwide address of the disparities. This best serves the needs of the entire community, in reviewing a number of activities that influence asthma triggers. However, this can be achieved easily by considering the association between race-ethnicity and adherence. This creates suitable and unlimited chances of communicating the asthma issue and promoting a uniform understanding of the disparities.
Regulatory Activities
Kreger et al.

(2011) demonstrated that a regulated activity means work that entails close and unsupervised contact. Regulatory activities in the fight against asthma refer to identifying issues and challenges through regulatory networks and forums that ensure coordination in the process. This has increased asthma disparities in West Oakland and therefore, tangible steps need to be put in place heal the attack. The attention is to improve indoor and outdoor air quality, facilitate effective medical management and support a broad range of issues affecting social and environmental justice. The strategies were undertaken in particular

include;
Engaging communities in decision- making. This can be done through meaningful public participation such as conducting comprehensive outreach inaccessible, understandable languages, and formats so that residents have a real opportunity to influence policy outcomes. Another strategy would involve creating and supporting policies that reduce exposure to diesel particulates such as eliminating diesel trucks in residential neighborhoods and enforcing the no-idling law in schools.
Alternatively, there is need to ensure monitoring of air toxins from auto, diesel, and industrial sources to include more locations, that is, schools near the ports and freeways. There is also the need to participate in local land use planning and development decisions and weigh air pollution impacts. Consequently, it is important for the necessary authorities to enhance promotional efforts around pollution reduction and prevention as well as prioritize high impact areas and vulnerable populations. Another strategy is ensuring that resources are available to upgrade heating and ventilation systems in schools, prioritizing those closest to freeways. Additionally, it very necessary to develop asthma management procedures, and incorporate them into school's wellness policies.