Open AccessThe Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) Study—Methods and Study Population
Author(s) -
Patricia C. Chulada,
Suzanne Kennedy,
Mosanda M. Mvula,
Katy F. Jaffee,
Jeremy Wildfire,
Eleanor Thornton,
Richard D. Cohn,
L. Faye Grimsley,
Herman Mitchell,
J.M. El-Dahr,
Yvonne M. Sterling,
William J. Martin,
LuAnn White,
Kevin Stephens,
Maureen Y. Lichtveld
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104239
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , emergency department , intervention (counseling) , population , family medicine , head start , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , environmental health , nursing , psychology , developmental psychology
In the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding parishes (NOLA), children with asthma were perilously impacted by Hurricane Katrina as a result of disrupted health care, high home mold and allergen levels, and high stress.