UCAN: You can control asthma – now

High pollen count and socioeconomic factors that contribute to airway irritation and flareups make Richmond one of the most difficult places to live with asthma.

Though the condition can be life-threatening, with proper management your child can take control, get active and be healthy, even with asthma. Our pediatric asthma team offers relief to hundreds of children throughout central Virginia and beyond.

We help families living with asthma through:

Patient-centered, culturally sensitive, relationship-based medical care:

Consistent providers
Frequent, regular follow-up
Same day sick visits, 24-hour phone access
Educational support to promote disease self-management

Case management to ensure coordination of needed care:

Scheduling
Transportation
Asthma assessment of other family members

Screening and follow-up of social needs:

Mental health
Food and housing needs
Advocacy
Referrals for home visits

Our team includes doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and a social worker. The entire family receives support to learn about asthma, understand the medication used to control asthma, identify triggers and help look at environmental factors that affect health.

We work with partner agencies to help families evaluate asthma triggers in their homes, advocate for families who are living in substandard apartments or houses, and provide referral services to families in financial or housing crisis.

Little boy running