Methods to Reduce Prevalence of Asthma in Children Who Live Along Major Highways
Mentor 1
Rose Hennessy Garza
Start Date
28-4-2023 12:00 AM
Description
Asthma is defined as a chronic condition that can cause a person’s airways to become inflamed and narrow. Prevalence of asthma in children who live along major highways is higher than children who do not. Pollution given off by highways can have a major negative impact on the bodies developing systems. In Milwaukee specifically, children who live in zip code 53205 are 20 times more likely to visit the emergency room for asthma than children living in a small Milwaukee suburb neighborhood called Fox Point. A program is needed to address this issue because childhood asthma can cause chronic health conditions, and further exacerbate respiratory issues. A modified version of Intervention Mapping will be used to plan out a hypothetical program. The program will be created by identifying literature to define the problem and identify risk/protective factors for modification. The program will conduct an informal review of the literature for evidence-based strategies & behavioral health theories. The goal is to reduce the prevalence of asthma in children living near major highways. Findings will be synthesized to include a community engagement plan, a logic model, evidence-based strategies, and the Transtheoretical Model. Evidence helps public practice because it provides real data about the community. Stakeholders and community engagement are important when program planning because community members must understand the significance of the issue and how it affects them and their children. Future public health programming should consider location, air quality, and socio-economic status when developing a program for this health issue. Improving asthma rates in children can better the public’s health by curbing chronic illnesses that arise from childhood asthma, such as respiratory disease and COPD.
Methods to Reduce Prevalence of Asthma in Children Who Live Along Major Highways
Asthma is defined as a chronic condition that can cause a person’s airways to become inflamed and narrow. Prevalence of asthma in children who live along major highways is higher than children who do not. Pollution given off by highways can have a major negative impact on the bodies developing systems. In Milwaukee specifically, children who live in zip code 53205 are 20 times more likely to visit the emergency room for asthma than children living in a small Milwaukee suburb neighborhood called Fox Point. A program is needed to address this issue because childhood asthma can cause chronic health conditions, and further exacerbate respiratory issues. A modified version of Intervention Mapping will be used to plan out a hypothetical program. The program will be created by identifying literature to define the problem and identify risk/protective factors for modification. The program will conduct an informal review of the literature for evidence-based strategies & behavioral health theories. The goal is to reduce the prevalence of asthma in children living near major highways. Findings will be synthesized to include a community engagement plan, a logic model, evidence-based strategies, and the Transtheoretical Model. Evidence helps public practice because it provides real data about the community. Stakeholders and community engagement are important when program planning because community members must understand the significance of the issue and how it affects them and their children. Future public health programming should consider location, air quality, and socio-economic status when developing a program for this health issue. Improving asthma rates in children can better the public’s health by curbing chronic illnesses that arise from childhood asthma, such as respiratory disease and COPD.
