The purpose of this project is to develop and host an asthma self-management education (AS-ME) curriculum for Community Health Workers (CHWs). The curriculum and content are designed to provide a minimum of four continuing education credits (CEUs) for CHWs in the State of Texas. The series will be divided into four modules as follows:

Module 1: Understanding Asthma and the Foundation of Control
Module 2: Medications, Devices, and Introduction to Self-Monitoring
Module 3: Understanding Triggers and Building Healthy Environments
Module 4: Building Self-Management Skills and Advocacy

The series incorporates a spiral curriculum approach. Core concepts are introduced early and revisited with increasing depth and application.

When asthma is under control, children can breathe well and stay active. But many children struggle with poor asthma control. This can mean missed school, poor sleep, and hospital visits. Community Health Workers help families learn steps to control asthma so children can breathe easier.

Module 4 provides Community Health Workers with the strategies and communication skills needed to help clients build capacity to identify their strengths, overcome barriers, access resources, and coordinate asthma care across settings.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for community health workers (CHWs).

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity leaners should be able to:

Apply communication and teaching strategies in asthma education
Demonstrate how to assess a client's understanding of asthma, identify their strengths, and support them in setting realistic asthma-control goals.
Identify strategies to build capacity for clients to overcome barriers to care and access resources .
Coordinate care across settings with a focus on school

Course summary

Available credit:

0.75 Community Health Worker (CHW)
0.75 HSC Participation

Course opens:

03/13/2026

Course expires:

03/13/2027

Cost:

$0.00

Rating:

Online On-Demand

Fort Worth, TX 76107

United States

Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.

Authors

Leslie Allsopp, PhD, MSN, MPH, AE-C 

Assistant Professor, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Faculty Partner, Texas Center for Patient Safety

University of North Texas Health Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX  76107

Leslie Reyna, MSW, CHWI, CHW 

Assistant Director of Strategy and Outreach, Texas Center for Patient Safety

University of North Texas Health Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX  76107

Juana Escobedo-Bermudez, BSPH, CHES, CHW, CHWI

Project Program Coordinator, Texas Center for Patient Safety

University of North Texas Health Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX  76107

Bobbie Bratton, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CPPS, PNAP, CHWI

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Executive Director Interprofessional Education for the College of Nursing,

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Personalized Health & Well-Being, College of Health Professions

University of North Texas Health Fort Worth

Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, FNAP, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC, CPCHE 

Associate Professor, College of Public Health, College of Nursing, College of Health Professions

Director of UNT Health State Certified Community Health Worker Training Center

University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Instructional Design

Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP

Senior Instructional Designer

CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Course Director(s)