Julius B. Richmond CATCH Grants
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program supports pediatricians in developing and implementing a community-based child health initiative. Grants of up to $12,000 are awarded each year to pediatricians who want to initiate and develop a pilot project that addresses the local needs of children in the community. The Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence funds CATCH projects that address eliminating children's exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. Read about deadlines for CATCH proposal submissions.
Now Open: The call for applications for CATCH grants is now open. Applications are due July 31, 2013. Visit the CATCH Web site for more information.2010 Awardees
CEASE Adaptation for Rural Community Practice: Sarah Bosslet, MD, FAAP; Lebanon, IN
This project is implementing the Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE) program into a rural community practice through incorporation of questionnaires into electronic medical records systems, and utilizing cessation strategies and referrals when appropriate. Successful incorporation of this program into office practice will allow the practice to be a model for other local practices interested in addressing secondhand smoke exposure within a rural setting.
Kids Live Smoke-Free in Botetourt: John Moore, MD, FAAP; Roanoke, VA
Through a community-based educational program that targets secondhand exposure, this project will impact the health of children in Virginia's Botetourt County. Staff will partner with the Botetourt Pediatric office, schools, local events, and home visiting programs to provide education and parent referral to smoking cessation resources. Parent referrals will be tracked and evaluation will include patient health outcomes with regard to respiratory illness, otitis media, and missed school days.
Don't Choke on Smoke: J. Bryan Wohlwend, MD, FAAP; Hutchinson, KS
This project aims to reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke by providing families with smoking cessation and secondhand smoke reduction counseling and services. A comprehensive toolkit containing an instructional video addressing the risks of secondhand smoke, screening and counseling techniques, quitline referral forms, and community resources will be created. These toolkits, as well as technical assistance and trainings, will be offered to primary care clinics and other partnerships throughout Reno County, Kansas.
2009 Awardee
Smoking Cessation for At-Risk Children: Kevin Nelson, MD, PhD, FAAP; Salt Lake City, UT
This grant assessed the needs for and barriers to access to smoking cessation resources for children and families cared for at low-income, underserved clinics and provided a sustainable intervention program to empower pediatricians as key players in improving access to smoking cessation resources. Drs. Nelson and Clarisa Garcia, formed Pediatricians Against Secondhand Smoke (PASS) to empower pediatricians to support tobacco cessation efforts by smoking parents, specifically in the minority ethnic and lower socioeconomic populations in Utah.
2008 Awardees
Bitterroot Brakes on Secondhand Smoking: Blaise E. Favara, MD, FAAP; Ravalli County, MT
This was a comprehensive county-wide public awareness project to reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke. Components of the program included testing of children for cotinine, community education by media designed by high school students, and smoking cessation for parents that incorporated motivational interviewing techniques.
Kentucky Asthma and Smoking Cessation Program (KASCP): Hubert Ballard, MD; Lexington, KY
This project developed a community-based educational program that targeted tobacco smoking exposure for asthmatic children. Patient recruitment included identification of high risk children through local health care personnel. The program occurred in four strategic areas in Kentucky where poverty is high, and children are either underinsured or receive Medicaid or KCHIP.
