Basketball clinic educates asthmatic children.

ABSTRACT

Healthy Hoops Kentucky is a new and innovative health program in Jefferson County, Kentucky that teaches asthmatic children (9-13 years) and their families how to manage the disease through the appropriate use of medications, proper nutrition, monitored exercise, and recreational activities. The Healthy Hoops Kentucky program includes asthma screenings at selected YMCA after-school care facilities and community health fairs, asthma awareness seminars for sports and school coaches, and a half-day basketball event held once a year, featuring local university coaches and current and former college basketball players.