Draw A Breath

Your child has asthma. You want to keep your child well. We can help.

The Draw A Breath program, also known as Hospital-Based Asthma Programs, is an innovative asthma education program for children and their parents designed to provide families with the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively manage asthma. The group-based approach creates a unique learning environment in which families learn from, and are motivated by, each other.

For More Information

For more information about Draw A Breath:

Call 401-444-8340, or
E-mail Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD, at dkoinismitchell@brownhealth.org, or
E-mail Miosotis Alsina, Community Asthma Programs Manager, at malsina@brownhealth.org.

Goals of the Draw A Breath Program

Our goals are to:

Increase the ability of participating families to effectively manage asthma.
Decrease visits to the emergency room and overnight hospital stays for asthma.
Improve child and family knowledge and confidence in managing asthma so they can take effective action towards controlling it.

Draw A Breath is the largest asthma education program in Rhode Island. Since Fall 2000, Draw A Breath has served more than 800 children and their families.

Draw A Breath was established through donations from CVS/pharmacy, the Van Allsburg Family and the Rhode Island Foundation, and is currently supported by reimbursement from health insurance plans.

Draw A Breath is a project of the Community Asthma Programs at Hasbro Children's. The Community Asthma Programs operates a range of educational programming for children with asthma and their families, including Asthma Camp and parent support groups.