Leading Medical and Health Groups Applaud HUD’s Plan to Make Multi-Unit Housing Smokefree

New rule will protect two million Americans living in public housing from the harms of secondhand smoke

(November 30, 2016) - WASHINGTON, D.C.

The American Lung Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) applaud the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its plan, announced today, requiring all public housing agencies to implement smokefree policies. This rule will protect two million Americans from being exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes, including 760,000 children and more than 300,000 adults over the age of 62. The policies apply to residential units as well as common areas. [READ MORE...]

Childhood Asthma Research & News, November 7

Asthma in the News – November 7, 2016

 

Research

Allergy in Severe Asthma (Allergy)

Physician Agreement Regarding the Expansion of Pharmacist Professional Activities in the Management of Patients with Asthma (International Journal of Pharmacy Practice)

Psychological Factors Influencing the Decision of Urban Adolescents with Undiagnosed Asthma to Obtain Medical Care (Journal of Adolescent Health)

Medication Identification Among Caregivers of Urban Children with Asthma (Academic Pediatrics)

Association of Youth and Caregiver Anxiety and Asthma Care Among Urban Young Adolescents (Academic Pediatrics)

Asthma-related Medication Use and Exacerbations in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (Pediatric Pulmonology)

Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination in Underserved Communities: A Quasiexperimental Study (American Journal of Public Health)

Increased Identification of the Primary Care Provider as the Main Source of Asthma Care Among Urban Minority Children (Journal of Asthma)

A Primary Care-based Asthma Program Improves Recognition and Treatment of Persistent Asthma in Inner-city Children Compared to Routine Care (Journal of Asthma)

The Difference in Amount of Psychical Activity Performed by Children with and without Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Journal of Asthma)

Adolescent, Caregiver, and Friend Preferences for Integrating Social Support and Communication Features into an Asthma Self-management App (Journal of Asthma)

Acculturation and Quality of Life in Urban, African American Caregivers of Children with Asthma (Journal of Asthma)

A Web-Based Educational Video to Improve Asthma Knowledge for Limited English Proficiency Latino Caregivers (Journal of Asthma)

News

Don’t Blame Suffering Children for Poor Test Scores

Removing These Indoor Pollutants Could Treat Your Child’s Asthma Without Medication