Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination: mapping pathways to health outcomes

S Selvarajah, SC Maioli, T Abi Deivanayagam… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Despite being globally pervasive, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination are not universally
recognised determinants of health. We challenge widespread beliefs related to the …

[HTML][HTML] Structural racism and its pathways to asthma and atopic dermatitis

A Martinez, R de la Rosa, M Mujahid… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people in the United States experience a disproportionate
burden of asthma and atopic dermatitis. The study of these disease disparities has focused …

Reconsidering the utility of race-specific lung function prediction equations

AD Baugh, S Shiboski, NN Hansel… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: African American individuals have worse outcomes in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: To assess whether race-specific approaches for …

Geospatial analysis of social determinants of health identifies neighborhood hot spots associated with pediatric intensive care use for life-threatening asthma

JR Grunwell, C Opolka, C Mason… - The Journal of Allergy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Social determinants of health are associated with asthma prevalence and
healthcare use in children with asthma, but are multifactorial and complex. Whether social …

Neighborhood opportunity and vulnerability and incident asthma among children

IM Aris, W Perng, D Dabelea, AM Padula… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Background The extent to which physical and social attributes of neighborhoods play a role
in childhood asthma remains understudied. Objective To examine associations of …

Association between indoor formaldehyde exposure and asthma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

L Yu, B Wang, M Cheng, M Yang, S Gan, L Fan… - Indoor …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Environmental justice and allergic disease: a work group report of the AAAAI Environmental Exposure and Respiratory Health Committee and the Diversity, Equity and …

AJ Burbank, ML Hernandez, A Jefferson… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental justice is the concept that all people have the right to live in a healthy
environment, to be protected against environmental hazards, and to participate in decisions …

One march, many paths: insights into allergic march trajectories

SJ Gabryszewski, DA Hill - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The classical allergic march model posits that atopy begins in infancy with atopic
dermatitis and progresses to asthma and allergic rhinitis in a subset of individuals. The …

Social risk interventions and health care utilization for pediatric asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Tyris, S Keller, K Parikh - JAMA pediatrics, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Social determinants of health (SDOH) correlate with pediatric asthma morbidity,
yet whether interventions addressing social risks are associated with asthma outcomes …

Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: a longitudinal ecological study in Belgium

R Aerts, S Dujardin, B Nemery… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Living in green environments has been associated with various health benefits,
but the evidence for positive effects on respiratory health in children is ambiguous. Objective …