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Published on: November 4, 2010
Considerations and challenges for eliminating asthma disparities in children
1Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Program in Public Health and Department of Epidemiology, 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02912, USA. deborah_pearlman@brown.edu
Abstract:
Evaluation of: Woods ER, Bhaumik U, Sommer SJ et al. Community asthma initiative: evaluation of a quality improvement program for comprehensive asthma care. Pediatrics 129(3), 465-472 (2012). The Community Asthma Initiative is an evidence-based asthma intervention that is effective in improving quality of life for inner-city African-American and Latino children, while showing a return on investment of US$1.46, due to lower asthma-related hospital costs. The program provides an example of a comprehensive asthma management model that could be disseminated nationally with the goal of reducing asthma disparities. The health of children disproportionately affected by asthma could also be improved by integrating a broad range of housing policies into evidence-based asthma interventions in communities with high-pediatric asthma morbidity. Such interventions will be costly, but are likely to achieve long-term sustainable health benefits for children with asthma.
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