Home and school pollutant exposure, respiratory outcomes, and influence of historical redlining.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The discriminatory and racist policy of historical redlining in the United States during the 1930s played a role in perpetuating contemporary environmental health disparities.

Objective

Our objectives were to determine associations between home and school pollutant exposure (fine particulate matter [PM_2.5], NO₂) and respiratory outcomes (Composite Asthma Severity Index, lung function) among school-aged children with asthma and examine whether associations differed between children who resided and/or attended school in historically redlined compared to non-redlined neighborhoods.

Methods

Children ages 6 to 17 with moderate-to-severe asthma (N = 240) from 9 US cities were included. Combined home and school exposure to PM_2.5 an

SUBMITTER: Jung KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560541 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature