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Randomized Trial of a Portable HEPA Air Cleaner Intervention to Reduce Asthma Morbidity Among Latino Children in an Agricultural Community

Description
Study evaluating the impact of HEPA air cleaners on asthma morbidity for a group of 75 rural Latino children in the Lower Yakima Valley region of Washington. Analyzes health outcomes after providing an intervention group with HEPA air cleaners, and describes the potential for HEPA air cleaners to aid in asthma control in children, particularly in agricultural and industrial settings.
Author(s)
Rebecca L. Drieling, Paul D. Sampson, Jennifer E. Krenz, et al.
Citation
Environmental Health, 21, 1
Date
01/2022
Type
Document
Tagged as
Children and youth · Chronic respiratory conditions · Environmental health · Hispanic or Latino · Statistics and data · Washington