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ASTHMA IN AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION

ASTHMA IN AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. By: Duverkia Rojas, Abigail Owusu, Keith O’Day. WHAT IS ASTHMA?.

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ASTHMA IN AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION

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  1. ASTHMA IN AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION By: Duverkia Rojas, Abigail Owusu, Keith O’Day

  2. WHAT IS ASTHMA? • A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi (Any major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the wood pipe) of the lungs causing difficulty breathing..

  3. CAUSES Airborne allergies • Pollen • Animal Dander • Mold • Cockroaches • Dust Mites Respiratory Infection • Cold Air Strong Emotions • Stress Air Pollutants • Smoke Certain Medications • Aspirin • Ibuprofen • Naproxen

  4. Symptoms • Shortness of breath • Whistling and wheezing sound • Tight Chest pain • Coughing Attacks

  5. What is a Health Disparity? The difference in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and the other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in Massachusetts, compared to the general population.

  6. DISPARITY • African Americans have a higher prevalence of asthma than the general population: the Caucasian race . • African Americans are 3 times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma.

  7. Hospitalized rates for Asthma 7

  8. Genetics • Socioeconomic status • Health maintenance behaviors 8 What are the risk factors of asthma? • Air quality • Obesity • stress

  9. http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/stateprofiles/Asthma_in_MA.pdf

  10. Asthma Rate in Massachusetts: African Americans vs Caucasians African American have a higher Asthma rate than Caucasians

  11. Education MA US MA US http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/state/#state=ny&sector=public_four

  12. INCOME

  13. POVERTY

  14. CONCLUSION • African Americans are more likely to develop asthma compared to the general population due to the differences in socioeconomic status, health maintenance behaviors, genetics, and level of education

  15. References • Asthma in African American what can we do about higher rates of disease By: Stacy K. Silvers MD. And David M. Lang MD. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/3/193.full • Asthma Facts and Figures Asthma and Allergy Foundation http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=42 • Mayo Clinic Asthma Basics http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/asthma/DS00021 http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/stateprofiles/Asthma_in_MA.pdf

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