TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing the childhood asthma crisis in Harlem
T2 - The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative
AU - Nicholas, Stephen W.
AU - Jean-Louis, Betina
AU - Ortiz, Benjamin
AU - Northridge, Mary
AU - Shoemaker, Katherine
AU - Vaughan, Roger
AU - Rome, Michaela
AU - Canada, Geoffrey
AU - Hutchinson, Vincent
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Objectives. We determined the prevalence of asthma and estimated baseline asthma symptoms and asthma management strategies among children aged 0-12 years in Central Harlem. Methods. The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative is a longitudinal, community-based intervention designed for poor children with asthma. Children aged 0-12 years who live or go to school in the Harlem Children's Zone Project or who participate in any Harlem Children's Zone, Inc, program were screened for asthma. Children with asthma or asthma-like symptoms were invited to participate in an intensive intervention. Results. Of the 1982 children currently screened, 28.5% have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have asthma, and 30.3% have asthma or asthma-like symptoms. To date, 229 children are enrolled in the Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative; at baseline, 24.0% had missed school in the last 14 days because of asthma. Conclusion. The high prevalence of asthma among children in the Harlem Children's Zone Project is consistent with reports from other poor urban communities. Intensive efforts are under way to reduce children's asthma symptoms and improve their asthma management strategies.
AB - Objectives. We determined the prevalence of asthma and estimated baseline asthma symptoms and asthma management strategies among children aged 0-12 years in Central Harlem. Methods. The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative is a longitudinal, community-based intervention designed for poor children with asthma. Children aged 0-12 years who live or go to school in the Harlem Children's Zone Project or who participate in any Harlem Children's Zone, Inc, program were screened for asthma. Children with asthma or asthma-like symptoms were invited to participate in an intensive intervention. Results. Of the 1982 children currently screened, 28.5% have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have asthma, and 30.3% have asthma or asthma-like symptoms. To date, 229 children are enrolled in the Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative; at baseline, 24.0% had missed school in the last 14 days because of asthma. Conclusion. The high prevalence of asthma among children in the Harlem Children's Zone Project is consistent with reports from other poor urban communities. Intensive efforts are under way to reduce children's asthma symptoms and improve their asthma management strategies.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2004.042705
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2004.042705
M3 - Article
C2 - 15671459
AN - SCOPUS:13144259640
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 95
SP - 245
EP - 249
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -