Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Abstract

Childhood asthma is caused by an interaction of genetic and modifiable environmental factors. Health inequities compound these environmental factors. As features of asthma are established during preschool years, these health inequities in urban children with asthma need to be addressed by preschool nurses.

Keywords

asthma emergencies health inequity passive smoking preschool nurse breastfeeding

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Akinbami

L. J.

Moorman

J. E.

Bailey

Zahran

H. S.

King

Johnson

C. A.

Liu

(2012). Trends in asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality in the United States, 2001–2010 (NCHS Data Brief). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db94.htm

Arcaya

M. C.

Arcaya

A. L.

Subramanian

S. V.

(2015). Inequalities in health: Definitions, concepts, and theories. Global Health Action, 8, 27106.

Bener

Ehlayel

M. S.

Bener

H. Z.

Hamid

(2014). The impact of Vitamin D deficiency on asthma, allergic rhinitis and wheezing in children: An emerging public health problem. Journal of Family & Community Medicine, 21(3), 154-161.

Bijanzadeh

Mahesh

P. A.

Ramachandra

N. B.

(2011). An understanding of the genetic basis of asthma. The Indian Journal of Medical Research, 134, 149-161.

Bloom

Jones

L. I.

Freeman

(2013). Summary health statistics for U.S. children: National Health Interview Survey, 2012. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_258.pdf

Burke

Leonardi-Bee

Hashim

Pine-Abata

Chen

Cook

D. G.

… McKeever

T. M

. (2012). Prenatal and passive smoke exposure and incidence of asthma and wheeze: systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 129(4), 735-744.

Chan-Yeung

Ferguson

Watson

Dimich-Ward

Rousseau

Lilley

… Becker

. (2005). The Canadian Childhood Asthma Primary Prevention Study: Outcomes at 7 years of age. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 116(1), 49-55.

Freishtat

R. J.

Iqbal

S. F.

Pillai

D. K.

Klein

C. J.

Ryan

L. M.

Benton

A. S.

Teach

S. J.

(2010). High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among inner-city African American youth with asthma in Washington, DC. The Journal of Pediatrics, 156(6), 948-952.

Martinez

F. D.

(2009). The origins of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early life. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 6(3), 272-277.

10.

Mitchell

E. A.

Beasley

Keil

Montefort

, ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. (2012).The association between tobacco and the risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children and adolescents: Analyses from Phase Three of the ISAAC programme. Thorax, 67(11), 941-949.

11.

NASN. (2016). Framework for 21st century school nursing practice. NASN School Nurse, 31(1), 45-53. doi:10.1177/1942602X15618644.

12.

Northridge

Ramirez

O. F.

Stingone

J. A.

Claudio

(2010). The role of housing type and housing quality in urban children with asthma. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 87(2), 211-224.

13.

Olshansky

S. J.

Antonucci

Berkman

Binstock

R. H.

Boersch-Supan

Cacioppo

J. T.

… Rowe

. (2012). Differences in life expectancy due to race and educational differences are widening, and many may not catch up. Health Affairs, 31(8), 1803-1813.

14.

Panico

Stuart

Bartley

Kelly

(2014). Asthma trajectories in early childhood: Identifying modifiable factors. PloS One, 9(11), e111922.

15.

Rossen

L. M.

Talih

(2014). Social determinants of disparities in weight among US children and adolescents. Annals of Epidemiology, 24(10), 705-713.

16.

Silva

C. R.

Assis

A. M. O.

Goncalves

M. S.

Fiaccone

R. L.

Matos

S. M. A.

Barreto

M. L.

… Alcantara-Neves

N. M

. (2013). The prevalence of wheezing and its association with body mass index and abdominal obesity in children. The Journal of Asthma: Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 50(3), 267-273.

17.

Subbarao

Mandhane

P. J.

Sears

M. R.

(2009). Asthma: Epidemiology, etiology and risk factors. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal/Journal de l’Association Medicale Canadienne, 181(9), E181-E190.

18.

Swindle

T. M.

Shapley

Kyzer

Cheerla

Whiteside-Mansell

(2015). Familial risk in low-income children with chronic illness exposed to passive smoke. Clinical Pediatrics, 54(9), 840-846.

19.

Tischer

C. G.

Hohmann

Thiering

Herbarth

(2011). Meta-analysis of mold and dampness exposure on asthma and allergy in eight European birth cohorts: An ENRIECO initiative. Allergy, 66(2011), 1570-1579.

20.

Vijayakanthi

Greally

J. M.

Rastogi

(2016). Pediatric obesity-related asthma: The role of metabolic dysregulation. Pediatrics, 137(5).

Let Them Breathe

Abstract

Keywords

Get full access to this article

References