20200722-03b: Support the UT School of Nursing Grant Application — original pdf

Recommendation

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20200722-03b): Support the UT School of Nursing grant application to boost community immunity through a culturally focused self-management support program to manage chronic diseases. Subject: Support the UT School of Nursing grant application to boost community immunity through a culturally focused self-management support program to manage chronic diseases. Description of Recommendation WHEREAS, the University of Texas is submitting a “Lone Star Prize” application to develop a scalable chronic disease self-management program, and WHEREAS, the proposed program targets racial, linguistic and social minorities, and WHEREAS, the program takes advantage of health technologies, combining powerful automated solutions with personalized support from nurse/community health worker (CHW) teams. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION: Support the UT School of Nursing grant application to boost community immunity through a culturally focused self-management support program to manage chronic diseases Date of Approval: July 22, 2020 Record of the vote: Moved by Commissioner Chen, Seconded by Commissioner Yoshida. In Favor: (Commissioners Cobalis, Sethi, Chen, Yoshida, Stanton, Saxena, Chao, and DasGupta) Absent: (Commissioner Conte, Wang, Patil, Patel, Radhakrishnan, Huang, and Yang) Attest: