Description/Abstract
Asthma is strongly associated with the environmental factors in which one lives. Poor environmental factors, such as motor vehicle pollution and lack of emergency room access, lead to a higher prevalence of asthma among Black individuals than White individuals. This brief uses data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to highlight Black-White disparities in asthma from 2019-2021 and demonstrates how living in unhealthy conditions results in a higher burden of asthma in Black communities.
Document Type
Research Brief
Keywords
Asthma, Racial Disparities, Population Health
Disciplines
Medicine and Health | Place and Environment | Race and Ethnicity | Sociology
Date
12-10-2024
Language
English
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Alyssa Kirk and Shannon Monnat for edits on a previous version of this brief.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Ali and Garcia, Marc A. (2024). What Factors Contribute to Racial Disparities in Asthma Prevalence in the United States? Lerner Center Population Health Research Brief Series. Research Brief #122. Accessed at: doi.org/10.14305/rt.lerner.2024.4
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