Table 2.

Contributions Made and Benefits Received by CALMA Partners

CALMA Partners	Contributions	Benefits
Community
Asthma Coalition of PR	Provided outreach platform to educate patients at health fairs	Dissemination of CALMA to the public
Caregivers	Shared common beliefs about asthma causes and effective treatments	Education modules were tailored to address beliefs held by Puerto Rican families
	Expressed concerns about psychological stress, barriers to treatment, and need to educate other caregivers about asthma treatment	Caregiver concerns were addressed through the inclusion of 4 unique CALMA modules
	Helped evaluate CALMA asthma counselors	Influenced how CALMA was implemented
	Taught other CALMA partners about asthma from the caregiver’s perspective	Actively contributed to the development of an intervention aimed at improving their child’s quality of life
Medical and Professional
Environmental scientists	Identified environmental triggers in PR	Educational modules were tailored for island Puerto Ricans
Health educators	Trained and evaluated CALMA asthma counselors	Can disseminate CALMA’s educational modules to the public
Nurses	Provided up-to-date treatment guidelines and knowledge on appropriate treatment use	Contributed to an intervention that may decrease asthma morbidity
Pediatric pulmonologists
Pharmaceutical companies	Provided financial resources for CALMA’s final product	Established platform to advertise asthma medications
Private health insurance  companies	Provided helpful information regarding insurance claims and medications covered	Learned about potential intervention to cover under disease management
Program evaluators	Assisted in planning study methodology and in evaluating intervention efficacy	Determined efficacy of CALMA in low- income Puerto Rican children
Academic
University of PR	Conducted literature reviews on CBPR, pediatric asthma and asthma management interventions	Aided in the development of an evidence- based asthma intervention
University of Turabo
Asthma researchers  outside PR	Collaborated with physicians to ensure CALMA was in line with most recent NAEPP guidelines Assisted in training CALMA asthma counselors	Could scientifically test efficacy of intervention and contribute to the relevant literature
	Coordinated caregiver focus groups, multi- disciplinary panel meetings, asthma counselor training	Created community partnerships that can be used in future endeavors
	Disseminated results through academic and community mediums
Government
PR Health Dept.	Authorized a release of information for this population	CALMA included the types of medications covered by state-sponsored insurance
PR Health Insurance  Administration	Provided asthma-related data on target population Limited treatment modules to covered medications
PR Patients’  Ombudsman Dept.	Provided information on patients’ rights and common complaints made	Asthma patients will learn about their rights and how to overcome barriers to treatment

Note. CALMA is the Spanish acronym for Take Control, Empower Yourself, and Achieve Asthma Management; Dept. is Department; NAEPP is National Asthma Education and Prevention Program; PR is Puerto Rico