Asthma Initiative of Michigan Evaluation

Evaluation guides continuous program improvement to help ensure resources are used effectively and efficiently; develops a body of knowledge that tells us “what works;” and demonstrates the value of programs and achievement of outcomes. So that evaluations are comprehensive and address differing needs and perspectives, state and local AIM partners help guide evaluation planning and implementation.

Intervention Evaluation Products

• Impact of the FLARE Plan: a comprehensive and concise tool to help patients receive emergency department discharge instructions based on the NAEPP Guidelines for asthma management. Learn more about FLARE
• Efficacy of MATCH: MATCH (Managing Asthma Through Case-management in Homes) is an asthma case management model that includes home, school/work and physician care conferences. 2018 MATCH white paper with evaluation outcomes (pdf). Learn more about MATCH
• Stakeholder Perceptions of Surveillance Communications: Evaluating communication strategies of surveillance reporting-2016 (pdf)
• Feasibility study for the delivery of asthma medication: Summary of the Asthma Medication Delivery Project (AMDP) pilot program, including program outcomes, lessons learned, and future directions.
• Assessment of the perceived barriers to spacer access: Findings from a 2019 survey of providers.
• Use of Asthma Action Plans (AAP) among clinical practitioners in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC): summary of survey findings on the use of AAPs, frequency of update, perceptions of its benefits, and educational opportunities.
• AIM partners’ use of the asthma surveillance system: Findings from an audience based interactive discussion on the use of asthma data, data needs, and areas for improvement to the asthma surveillance system.

General Asthma Evaluation Information and Resources

• CDC Learning and Growing through Evaluation: State Asthma Program Evaluation Guide
• Evaluation presentations
  –Data Tracking of Asthma Education Programs – 2019 (pdf)
  –At the Intersection of Public Health and Health Care: CDC’s National Asthma Control Program – 2016 (pdf) (includes Michigan’s asthma program evaluation highlights)

Contact [email protected] for more information about evaluation activities.