Objectives Formaldehyde is an organic compound used in the production of resins, paper,
wood plywood, solvents and cleaning products. Formaldehyde is also present when tobacco …

About 339 million people worldwide are suffering from asthma. We aimed to investigate
whether exposure to formaldehyde (FA) is associated with asthma, which could provide …

There is expansive literature documenting the presence of health disparities, but there are
disproportionately few studies describing interventions to reduce disparity. In this narrative …

Background While guidelines recommend that children with asthma should receive asthma
education, it is not known if education delivered in the home is superior to usual care or the …

Although hospital length of stay (LOS) has been identified as a proxy measure of healthcare
expenditures in the United States, there are limited studies investigating the potentially …

Few studies have investigated household interventions to enhance indoor air quality (IAQ)
and health outcomes in relatively low‐income communities. This study aims to examine the …

Few studies have evaluated the association between ambient air pollution and hospital
readmissions among children with asthma, especially in low-income communities. This …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of using Community Health
Workers (CHWs) to deliver the home-based Wee Wheezers asthma education program on …

Purpose This paper examines the cost-effectiveness of an asthma-related education
program. Materials and Methods Using a pre and post approach, the paper calculates first …

Abstract Background In the United States, childhood asthma prevalence is higher among
low-income communities and Hispanic populations. Previous studies found that asthma …