Sub-County Analysis of Pediatric Asthma Identifies Areas That May Benefit from Comprehensive Interventions: East Baton Rouge Parish

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• Personal Author:
  Bakshi A ; Friedman K ; Reilly A
• Description:
  Asthma is a chronic lung disorder characterized by the constriction of airways, resulting in wheezing, breathlessness, coughing and chest tightness. People of all ages can have asthma, but it most often starts in childhood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) estimates that about 14% of children in Louisiana have been diagnosed with asthma, with about 8.8% currently suffering from the symptoms of the condition. A major component of asthma management involves identifying personal asthma triggers and avoiding exposure to them. Common asthma triggers include outdoor air pollutants (such as ozone and fine particulate matter) as well as indoor air pollutants (tobacco smoke, dust mites, animal dander, mold, etc.). In July 2018, a pediatrician practicing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana contacted SEET with concerns regarding high rates of asthma-related ED visits among children from an industrialized area in western EBR Parish. In response, the Environmental Public Health Tracking ('Tracking') and Occupational Health programs collaborated to provide a preliminary sub-county analysis of asthma in EBR Parish. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Asthma Asthma, Occupational Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Air Quality Children Environmental Exposure Indoor Environments Public Health Respiratory Irritants Surveillance
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066182
• Citation:
  LA Morbid Rep: Spec Environ Ed 2019 Mar; 1(1):1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Louisiana State Office of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150720
• Source Full Name:
  Louisiana Morbidity Report: Special Environmental Edition
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:924d3b9c4a6596843b9e2c7f5b54dd27424267fc13f9d726c8faae88efaf8f579c52982039f9b6cdc945a5ea717493c0256292d0938c21f76d573496ec45636b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212682/cdc_212682_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.30 MB ]