A new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, "Asthma in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey," finds that more than 330,000 Californians visit emergency rooms at least once a year because of asthma symptoms.
Children and adults from very low-income families are twice as likely to depend on emergency rooms for asthma treatment as those from more affluent families. Latino and African-American children are also more likely to visit emergency rooms. The policy report provides several recommendations including on-going surveillance of asthma, improving control of asthma through the reduction of environmental triggers, reducing disparities in the burden of asthma, and suggesting community-based, culturally appropriate interventions.
To view the full report visit http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pubID=83
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