Dakota Superkids Asthma Camp
View our slide presentation (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free and available here. Depending on the speed of our internet connection, downloading time varies. Let us know if you have questions or problems viewing our presentation.
Scholarships & funding available.
Dan Dalan, MD Medical Director
For more information call our clinic or the American Lung Association of North Dakota, 1-800-252-6325. Location: Camp of the Cross near Garrison, ND.
Other asthma camps throughout the country and for more information, check out this link: http://www.asthmacamps.org/asthmacamps/about/default.asp
Asthma Camp works in the treatment for asthma. See abstract we published on this link:
Youth Access to Asthma Education
Presented in New York, Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
March 2002
Dan A Dalan, MD*, Allergy & Asthma Care CenterSue Kahler, Lori Howard, American Lung Association of North Dakota, Bismarck, NDRoss Crosby*, The Neuropyschiatric Institute, * University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo, North Dakota
Just a few of our staff this July 1999. My sincere thanks to our volunteer staff of nurses, respiratory therapist, & students who made this camp successful.
For more pictures of asthma camp, see PhotoGallery.
The following is an overview of the asthma camp sponsored by the American Lung Association of North Dakota. Since 1909 this organization, the oldest voluntary health agency in ND has been a respected leader in ND’s public health movement. Through community education programs & intensive research, a cure for tuberculosis was found. The Lung Association continues to be dedicated to the prevention & control of lung disease & the promotion of respiratory health. Asthma is one of the organization’s top priorities. Through programs & activities the Lung Association enhances the respiratory health of children to help them become adults free of lung disease & its effects. There are over 80 summer camps for asthma nationwide. The ALA of ND has sponsored the camp since 1981. It is also recognized nationwide & listed on the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, www.aaaai.org.
Asthma camps are known to be beneficial to those afflicted. The following is the abstract from a study:
Outcomes Analysis of a Summer Asthma Camp. Kelly, CS et al. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Immunology. Eastern Virginia Medical School Center for Pediatric Research. Norfolk, VA. Journal of Asthma, 35(2), 165-171. 1998.
Forty Children with moderate to severe asthma were enrolled in an asthma camp. Changes in peak flow meter & metered dose inhaler technique, health care utilization, & school absenteeism were evaluated. The mean post PFM score at the end of the camp was significantly higher. ER visi
ts decreased by 59%, hospitalizations decreased by 83%, & absenteeism decreased from 266 to 188 days. Health care savings totaled $2014 per child enrolled.
Call us at our clinic or the ND American Lung association if you have questions about how the ND SuperKids Asthma Camp.
© 1997 Allergy & Asthma Care Center
3280 20th Street South Fargo, ND 58104
Phone: 701-232-8788
Dakota Superkids Asthma Camp
View our slide presentation (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free and available here. Depending on the speed of our internet connection, downloading time varies. Let us know if you have questions or problems viewing our presentation.
Scholarships & funding available.
Dan Dalan, MD Medical Director
For more information call our clinic or the American Lung Association of North Dakota, 1-800-252-6325. Location: Camp of the Cross near Garrison, ND.
Other asthma camps throughout the country and for more information, check out this link: http://www.asthmacamps.org/asthmacamps/about/default.asp
Asthma Camp works in the treatment for asthma. See abstract we published on this link:
Youth Access to Asthma Education
Presented in New York, Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
March 2002
Dan A Dalan, MD*, Allergy & Asthma Care CenterSue Kahler, Lori Howard, American Lung Association of North Dakota, Bismarck, NDRoss Crosby*, The Neuropyschiatric Institute, * University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo, North Dakota
Just a few of our staff this July 1999. My sincere thanks to our volunteer staff of nurses, respiratory therapist, & students who made this camp successful.
For more pictures of asthma camp, see PhotoGallery.
The following is an overview of the asthma camp sponsored by the American Lung Association of North Dakota. Since 1909 this organization, the oldest voluntary health agency in ND has been a respected leader in ND’s public health movement. Through community education programs & intensive research, a cure for tuberculosis was found. The Lung Association continues to be dedicated to the prevention & control of lung disease & the promotion of respiratory health. Asthma is one of the organization’s top priorities. Through programs & activities the Lung Association enhances the respiratory health of children to help them become adults free of lung disease & its effects. There are over 80 summer camps for asthma nationwide. The ALA of ND has sponsored the camp since 1981. It is also recognized nationwide & listed on the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, www.aaaai.org.
Asthma camps are known to be beneficial to those afflicted. The following is the abstract from a study:
Outcomes Analysis of a Summer Asthma Camp. Kelly, CS et al. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Immunology. Eastern Virginia Medical School Center for Pediatric Research. Norfolk, VA. Journal of Asthma, 35(2), 165-171. 1998.
Forty Children with moderate to severe asthma were enrolled in an asthma camp. Changes in peak flow meter & metered dose inhaler technique, health care utilization, & school absenteeism were evaluated. The mean post PFM score at the end of the camp was significantly higher. ER visi
ts decreased by 59%, hospitalizations decreased by 83%, & absenteeism decreased from 266 to 188 days. Health care savings totaled $2014 per child enrolled.
Call us at our clinic or the ND American Lung association if you have questions about how the ND SuperKids Asthma Camp.
© 1997 Allergy & Asthma Care Center
3280 20th Street South Fargo, ND 58104
Phone: 701-232-8788
