Asthma among homeless children in New York City: An update

Roy Grant; Shawn Bowen; Diane E. McLean; Douglas Berman; Karen Redlener; Irwin Redlener

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.070482

Asthma among homeless children in New York City: An update

Roy Grant, Shawn Bowen, Diane E. McLean, Douglas Berman, Karen Redlener, Irwin Redlener

Pediatrics

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Abstract

Homeless children in New York City had an extremely high asthma prevalence - 40% - in a cross-sectional study at 3 shelters (n = 740) during 1998 to 1999. We used the same protocol to summarize subsequent data through December 2002. Asthma prevalence was 33% (n = 1636); only 15% of the children previously diagnosed were taking an asthma controller medication. Emergency department use was 59%. These data were used to support a class action lawsuit that was resolved in favor of homeless children with asthma in New York City.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	448-450
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	97
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.070482
State	Published - Mar 2007

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