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"I'm glad I did the program. I feel happy that I did it 'cause usually I'm a coach potato, sit down, watch soap operas, watch talk shows, eat junk, go to the corner store, buy candy, buy chips, buy candy bars, buy cookies, buy ice cream. Now I'm not like that no more. Now my mother takes me to Jamaica Pond, and we do a ten minute walk around, or walking with my mom to the mall, or cleaning the house, or just being in the park with Lillian and her sister, running around playing tag." |
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ASTHMA SWIMMING PROGRAM Check out our community flyer!
The goal of the Asthma Swimming Program is to empower asthmatic children with the education and exercise to take control of their health. The program also strengthens the link between families and their doctors, which helps in monitoring the course and severity of a child's asthma. Additionally, relationships formed with children and their families allow volunteers and physicians to address the children's other academic and social needs. See a video of our very first day in DC! (Videos in RealPlayer format)
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The Asthma Swimming Program (ASP) is Project HEALTH's innovative response to one of DC's most pressing pediatric health challenges. Asthma is the leading cause of ER visits, hospital admissions, and school absenteeism among children, and yet the most preventable cause of hospitalization. Asthma Swim is an after-school program for families with asthmatic children living in Wards 1 and 2. Through partnerships with physicians at Children's National Medical Center and undergraduate volunteers from the George Washington University, ASP allows children to assume control of their health by: |
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