Community Resources & Asthma
Saturday May 30, 2009
According to a press release for an upcoming article in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a number of community factors may affect how common asthma is in your community. The authors looked at how social capital, economic potential, and community amenities were related to asthma in 287 different neighborhoods.
Communities with low childhood asthma rates had:
While the study suggests a relationship between community factors and childhood asthma, further study is needed to examine what the exact protective factors are and how these factors might be used to decrease asthma in communities.
Communities with low childhood asthma rates had:
- More oppurtunities for economic development
- Increased ethnic and social diversity
- Greater rates of civic involvement
- More restaurants and cultural and entertainment facilities
While the study suggests a relationship between community factors and childhood asthma, further study is needed to examine what the exact protective factors are and how these factors might be used to decrease asthma in communities.
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Further Study ?
I’m a little disappointed…
65% of all ASTHMA = Allergic Asthma.
Is not Allergic Asthma > Just the Progression of an Infants ALLERGY Disease / March > which has been allowed to progress to Allergic Asthma.
Sorry Medical “Community” > but Allergic March is easily identified / Treated > Why increased insidence of Allergic Asthma ?
Allergy Parents of Allergy Children > Tell YOUR Medical Community to STOP the Progression of Your INFANTs / Childs > Allergy MARCH !