A1R / 1000 Partnership
Overview
A1R/1000 is a partnership for Asthma Improvement and Resources (A1R) with the aim of eliminating unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency department visits for children with asthma in North Carolina. According to the NC Center for Health Statistics, the current hospitalization rate for childhood asthma is 2.2/1000 (over 200 hospitalizations per 100,000). The goal of A1R/1000 is to have only 1 asthma-related hospitalization per 1,000 children per year.
A long-term goal of A1R/1000 is to reduce pediatric asthma-related hospitalizations to less than one per 1000 children per year. At both the state and AHEC levels, this will require a 50% or greater reduction in such hospitalizations. Several counties, however, have already made excellent progress toward this goal: Moore County was below the target in 2003 and Pitt County was close behind. These counties clearly demonstrate that this degree of improvement is possible. Currently, Charlotte AHEC and Southern Regional AHEC are participating in A1R/1000 to support practices striving to make this happen.
Assess Your Current System
If you practice in Charlotte or Southern Regional AHEC, A1R/1000 teams are ready and available to work with you to assess your current system and suggest changes based on the time and resources you have available.
Charlotte
AHEC: | Southern
Regional AHEC: |
| |
| Anson | Bladen |
| Cabarrus | Cumberland |
| Cleveland | Harnett |
| Gaston | Hoke |
| Lincoln | Moore |
| Mecklenburg | Richmond |
| Stanly | Robeson |
| Union | Scotland |
| | Sampson |
Choose From a Variety of Services
Workshops
Workshops are customized to meet your needs. Teams can work together to implement asthma changes. Continuing Education credits are available.
Access to experts
Conference calls with local and national experts offered throughout the year. Hear about the latest improvement strategies and participate in discussion groups.
Support
We can provide in-office training and technical support to implement key processes of asthma care in your clinic, practice or network.
Feedback and Monitoring
A simple email quarterly survey can assist you in monitoring how your practice is organized to provide excellent asthma care with individualized progress reports sent to your practice.
Tools
We have tools tested in numerous practices across North Carolina, free and easily available online, via email or US mail.
Collaboration
Join others who have similar interests through discussion groups, websites or short-term collaborative projects.
AHEC Contacts
Charlotte AHEC: Contact Mary Webster,
Email: mary.webster@carolinashealthcare.org,
Phone: 704-512-6545
Southern Regional AHEC: Contact: Steve Branch,
Email: Steve.Branch@sr-ahec.org
Phone: 910-678-7315
More Information
For more information, please contact:
Megan Esporas
Project Manager
201 Silver Cedar Ct.
Suite A
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-960-5404
Fax: 919-960-5436
