National Trends in Ambulatory Asthma Treatment, 1997¿2009
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Changes in office-based treatment of asthma coincide with reduced asthma morbidity and mortality over the same period.
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Asthma Awareness
May 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
This week in May kicks off the start of Asthma Awareness Month. According to the National Institutes of Health, asthma impacts 230 million people around the world, and 25 million in the US alone. Studies released today to mark asthma awareness obser ...
RWJF Scholar Puts GPS Technology to Work Fighting Asthma
March 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
AN: And did the Health & Society Scholars program help with that at all? Van Sickle: Absolutely. Not only did the program provide me access to research funds, but I felt that because RWJF had invested in me, these funds came with the responsibility ...
Expanding Health Insurance Can Reduce Undiagnosed Pediatric Asthma, RWJF Scholars Find
December 13, 2011 | Story
But it may not reduce acute care and emergency department utilization.
My Visit to the White House
September 13, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this latest trip to Washington, the 16 other individuals and organizations that were similarly honored had the chance to meet with top technology leaders from The White House, including Aneesh Chopra (Chief Technology Officer) and Vivek Kundra (C ...
RWJF Community Health Leader Fights Asthma in East Harlem, Door to Door
September 6, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How do you plan to identify children and families for the program? Lopez: Any children who live in two specific zip codes in East Harlem are eligible. That takes in tens of thousands of apartment units. And, unfortunately, 15 to 25 percent of s ...
An Innovative Device to Detect Patterns of Asthma and Improve Treatment
July 6, 2011 | Story
"CDC and state health departments often conduct joint investigations of disease outbreaks, but only a tiny fraction of these investigations have focused on asthma. The reason is a lack of timely and specific data about the geography of asthma."
The Association Between Community Crime and Childhood Asthma Prevalence in Chicago
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study investigated the effect of neighborhood crime on asthma rates among children in Chicago. The authors found significant associations between the number of crimes in a neighborhood and child asthma rates.
Scholar Finds Link between Asthma Rates and Certain Crimes
July 19, 2010 | Story
To understand what really contributes to the high number of children with asthma, a Scholar looks at a surprising environmental factor—violence. Her new research will involve kids, while teaching them new skills.
RWJF Health & Society Scholar's Data-Aggregating Asthma Tool Gets a NASA-Style LAUNCH
November 17, 2010 | Story
David Van Sickle's "smart inhaler" technology in spotlight at forum on solving urgent health care challenges.