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ASTHMA IN AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION
By: Duverkia Rojas, Abigail Owusu, Keith O’Day
+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..
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+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
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+Symptoms
Shortness of breath
Whistling and wheezing sound
Tight Chest pain
Coughing Attacks
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+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.
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+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.
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+Hospitalized rates for Asthma 7
+What are the risk factors of asthma?
• Genetics • Socioeconomic
status• Health
maintenance behaviors
• Air quality• Obesity• stress
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http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/stateprofiles/Asthma_in_MA.pdf
+Asthma Rate in Massachusetts: African Americans vs Caucasians
African American have a higher Asthma rate than Caucasians
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+Education
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MA
US
MA
US
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/state/#state=ny§or=public_four
+INCOME
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+POVERTY
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+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
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+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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