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Asthma Facts - 0 views

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asthma facts Science

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  • America
  • 40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma. * 30,000 people have an asthma attack. * 5,000 people visit the emergency room due to asthma. * 1,000 people are admitted to the hospital due to asthma. * 11 people die from asthma.
  • 1 in 15 Americans
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  • most common chronic condition among childre
  • common among children (7 to 10%) than adults (3 to 5%)
  • 5 million asthma sufferers are under age 18
  • (44%) of all asthma hospitalizations are for children
  • 4,000 deaths due to asthma each year,
  • Each day 11 Americans die from asthma
  • death rate for children under 19 years old has increased by nearly 80% percent since 1980.
  • Katie Stevenson on 01 Nov 12
     
    About Asthma and the effects it can have
Katie Stevenson

Child's Home Address Helps Predict Risk Of Readmission To Hospital - MediLexicon - 0 views

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child address hospital Science

shared by Katie Stevenson on 29 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Simply knowing a child's home address and some socioeconomic data can serve as a vital sig
  • predict which children admitted for asthma treatment are at greater risk for re-hospitalization or additional emergency room visits
  • research in the American Journal of Public Health.
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  • ," based on census measures of poverty, home values and number of adults with high school degrees, also can help hospitals identify families likely to report financial or psychological hardship
  • linked to adverse asthma outcomes
  • Andrew Beck, MD
  • incinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • geocoded home addresses (grouping households by geographic area)
  • social risk index from assigned census tract regions.
  • extreme poverty rates, median home values and high school graduation rates
  • 601 children hospitalized for asthma were evaluated and placed in one of three categories, or risk strata: low, medium or high risk.
  • 39 percent of all patients were rehospitalized or returned to the emergency room within 12 months.
  • high risk category were 80 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or revisit the emergency room.
  • high-risk children had caregivers who were five times more likely to report two or more financial hardships
  • three times more likely to report psychological distress
  • medium-risk category were 30 percent more likely to be readmitted or return to the emergency room.
  • The links between socioeconomic disparities and childhood asthma are well-established. Poor, urban and minority children are at the highest risk for emergency room treatment and hospital admission
  • do little to account for how socioeconomic disparities affect asthma.
  • help to target and use scarce and overburdened hospital and community resources more efficiently.
  • , they want to assess whether the introduction of geographic data into clinical care leads to more in-depth and reliable triage of patients.
  • data helps link hospital- or community-based care to those patients most likely to benefit from it.
  • Katie Stevenson on 29 Oct 12
     
    Child's home helps predict risk of hospitalization
Katie Stevenson

Child's home address helps predict risk of readmission to hospital - 0 views

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child address hospital

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  • senior investigator of the Cincinnati Children's study
  • The researchers geocoded home addresses (grouping households by geographic area) and constructed the social risk index
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  • included extreme poverty rates, median home values and high school graduation rates.
  • 601 children hospitalized for asthma were evaluated a
  • 39 percent of all patients were rehospitalized or returned to the emergency room within 12 months.
  • high risk
  • category were 80 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or revisit the emergency room
  • medium-risk category were 30 percent more likely to be readmitted or return to the emergency room.
  • . Poor, urban and minority children are at the highest risk for emergency room treatment and hospital admission
  • standardize care for child asthma sufferers do little to account for how socioeconomic disparities affect asthma.
  • help to target and use scarce and overburdened hospital and community resources more efficiently.
  • "Early identification of children at increased risk could allow additional assessments and services to be put in place prior to discharge to improve patient outcomes. It also could
  • other asthma outcomes and other conditions, such as diabetes mellitus
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      Katie Stevenson on 29 Oct 12
       
      Doctor Beck and MD Kahn from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Knowing class, address, geography, and parents education can all help tell if a child will have asthma and be readmitted to the hospital
  • Katie Stevenson on 29 Oct 12
     
    Knowing a child's address my help prevent hospitalization
Katie Stevenson

Child's Home Address Helps Predict Risk Of Readmission to Hospital - 1 views

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shared by Katie Stevenson on 31 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • research in the American Journal of Public Health.
  • geographic social risk index
  • based on census measures of poverty, home values and number of adults with high school degrees,
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  • families likely to report financial or psychological hardship – both of which are linked to adverse asthma outcomes, says Andrew Beck, MD
  • t Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and lead author of the study.
  • could include enhanced care coordination, community health workers or help with better housing
  • Robert Kahn, MD,
  • help identify children admitted to the hospital with asthma who may need more aggressive, targeted assessments and/or interventions may prevent asthma attacks and reduce disparities,
  • increasing our ability to know a child’s likelihood of returning to the hospital
  • enhanced clinical care pathway right at the start of an admission.
  • readmissions is increasingly critical in the era of healthcare reform.”
  • (grouping households by geographic area
  • constructed the social risk index
  • assigned census tract regions
  • extreme poverty rates, median home values and high school graduation rate
  • 601 children hospitalized for asthma were evaluated and placed in one of three categories, or risk strata: low, medium or high risk.
  • 39 percent of all patients were rehospitalized or returned to the emergency room within 12 months.
  • low geographic risk, children in the high risk category were 80 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or revisit the emergency room
  • high-risk children had caregivers who were five times more likely to report two or more financial hardships in their households and three times more likely to report psychological distress.
  • medium-risk category were 30 percent more likely to be readmitted or return to the emergency room
  • . Poor, urban and minority children are at the highest risk for emergency room treatment and hospital admission
  • identification of children at increased risk could allow additional assessments and services to be put in place prior to discharge to improve patient outcomes
  • target and use scarce and overburdened hospital and community resources more efficiently.”
  • e to use the geographic social risk index to study other asthma outcomes and other conditions, such as diabetes mellitus.
  • introduction of geographic data into clinical care leads to more in-depth and reliable triage of patients.
  • helps link hospital- or community-based care to those patients most likely to benefit from it.
  • Katie Stevenson on 31 Oct 12
     
    Cincinnati Hospital finds knowing a child's address may tell if they are going to revisit or be readmitted into the hospital
Katie Stevenson

Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH - 0 views

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shared by Katie Stevenson on 01 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Dr. Beck uses census data to explore ways to predict asthma outcomes and identify asthma “hot spots” in Cincinnati.
  • linking children with environmental risks to code enforcement visits
  • Collaboration to Lessen Environmental Asthma Risks
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  • project
  • LEAR (
  • KIND (Keeping Infants Nourished and Developing) program
  • Katie Stevenson on 01 Nov 12
     
    About Andrew Beck researcher on asthma study
Katie Stevenson

Asthma - 0 views

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  • breathing is sometimes difficul
  • Swelling of the lining in the airways
  • Tightening of the muscles around the airways (a spasm)
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  • Extra mucus in the airways
  • lifelong disease which can be controlled with daily medications
  • asthmatic means that there is almost always some inflammation/swelling in the airways.
  • Every child has different and specific triggers
  • Katie Stevenson on 01 Nov 12
     
    About Asthma and the effects it has on the patient
Katie Stevenson

Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH - 0 views

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  • susceptibility to common pediatric conditions such as asthma and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
  • genetic susceptibility may influence the effects of risks presented by the physical and social environment
  • obtained a Masters in Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health.
  • Katie Stevenson on 01 Nov 12
     
    Robert Kahn researcher on asthma study
Katie Stevenson

C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study - 0 views

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child allergies asthma study

shared by Katie Stevenson on 07 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • that early childhood exposure to microorganisms affects the immune system's development and onset of allergies
  • a baby's exposure to bacteria in the birth canal is a major influencer on their immune system."
  • born by C-section have a pattern of "at-risk" microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tract that may make them more susceptible to developing the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE) when exposed to allergens,
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  • IgE is linked to the development of allergies and asthma.
  • The study found an association between cesarean birth and allergy risk, but it did not prove cause-and-effect.
Katie Stevenson

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Information About Asthma, Allergies, Food Al... - 0 views

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asthma allergy allergies research

shared by Katie Stevenson on 20 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from all types of allergies
  • Allergy is the 5th leading chronic disease in the U.S. among all ages,
  • 3rd most common chronic disease among children under 18 years old
  • Katie Stevenson on 20 Mar 13
     
    Allergies facts
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CHCR: People: Christine C. Johnson, PhD, MPH - 0 views

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people christine johnson research

shared by Katie Stevenson on 04 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Phone: 313.874.6672 Email: cjohnso1@hfhs.org
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      Katie Stevenson on 04 Mar 13
       
      Questions: Can this be applied to other things such as asthma and the development of it in children? Is there any way to prevent this? Should this make people weary of C-sections? What does this mean for later research?
  • Katie Stevenson on 04 Mar 13
     
    Contact Info for Dr. Christine Johnson
Katie Stevenson

Delivery By By C-Section Increases Risk Of Allergies In Childhood - 0 views

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research childhood allergies

shared by Katie Stevenson on 26 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • a Henry Ford Hospital study suggests that C-section babies are susceptible to developing allergies by age two.
  • was presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting in San Antonio.
  • says Christine Cole Johnson, Ph.D., MPH, chair of Henry Ford Department of Health Sciences
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  • C-section babies have a pattern of "at risk" microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tract that may make them more susceptible to developing the antibody Immunoglobulin E, or IgE, when exposed to allergens
  • Article Date: 26 Feb 2013 - 1:00 PST
  • Katie Stevenson on 26 Feb 13
     
    Could a C-Section increase the risk of allergies in children?
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