Unequal Air and Care: Federal Impact on Pediatric Asthma Disparities in 4 U.S. Cities

In the United States, asthmatic children of color experience higher rates of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, missed school days, and deaths due to asthma complications. Across the country, 20.4% of Puerto Rican and 18.7% of black children 0-17 are living with asthma, compared to 11.7% of white children. These disparities need concerted and deliberate attention by the federal government in order to reduce the social and economic burdens of asthma borne by many families of color nationwide