Asthma: Information for Providers
Asthma affects more than 400,000 New Yorkers, including 152,000 children ages 13 or younger. Asthma is a leading cause of inpatient hospital stays and emergency department visits for children in NYC, with more than 42,000 hospitalizations and 6,000 emergency department visits by children under age 17 annually.
For evidence-based clinical information that can help patients control their asthma and keep it from interfering with their lives, read City Health Information: Managing Asthma (PDF).
Also, the following NYC Department of Health programs can help you help your asthma patients:
- The Office of School Health provides various services for children in school, including medicine administration and education.
- The Healthy Neighborhoods Program conducts free home assessments for asthma patients to help identify environmental asthma triggers and other local hazards.
- The East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center offers free counseling, education and other support services for children with asthma.
Additional Resources
- New York State Asthma Dashboard
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
- Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Guidelines
- Halterman JS, Szilagyi PG, Fisher SG, Fagnano M, Tremblay P, Conn KM, Wang H, Borrelli B.
Randomized controlled trial to improve care for urban children with asthma: results of the School-Based Asthma Therapy trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Mar;165(3):262-8. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1.