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Review
. 2018 Jan-Feb;6(1):22-29.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.10.002.

School Environmental Intervention Programs

Perdita Permaul  1 , Wanda Phipatanakul  2
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Review

School Environmental Intervention Programs

Perdita Permaul et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Exposure to indoor allergens and pollutants plays a significant part in the development of asthma and its associated morbidity. Inner-city children with asthma are disproportionately affected by these exposures with increased asthma morbidity. Although years of previous research have linked exposures in the urban home environment with significant childhood asthma disease, many of these allergens are also present in inner-city school environments. Therefore, evaluation of the school environment of patients with asthma is also essential. School-based environmental interventions may offer benefit for this problem and has the potential to help many children with asthma at once in a cost-effective manner. It is important that environmental health researchers continue to assess which interventions are most practical and result in the greatest measurable improvements.

Keywords: Allergen; Asthma; Environment; Home; Inner-city; Integrated pest management; Intervention; Pollutant; School.

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  • Environmental Control: The First Tenet of Allergy.
    Hauptman M, Peden D, Phipatanakul W. Hauptman M, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Jan-Feb;6(1):36-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.10.022. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018. PMID: 29310767 Free PMC article.

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