Self-Management:
Use Group Visits to Support Self-Management
- Identify the type of group visit (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, support group, educational).
- Identify a group to focus on (e.g., Hispanic population, homeless, newly diagnosed).
- For school children and younger, try Open Airways. For adolescents, try the Power Breathing Program.
- Identify and train the facilitator(s).
- Take care of logistics (space, staffing needs, billing requirements).
- Publicize group visits through an appropriate communication channel.
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