Asthma and Lead Prevention in Chicago Public Housing

芝加哥公共住房中的哮喘和铅预防

• 批准号: 6663273
• 负责人: JOHN Q KNIGHT
• 金额: $ 20.35万
• 依托单位: SAFER PEST CONTROL PROJECT
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-15 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6663273
• 关键词: African American; Rodentias; asthma; behavioral /social science research tag; blood tests; clinical research; cockroach; community planning; data collection methodology /evaluation; disease /disorder prevention /control; environmental exposure; environmental health; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; health care service planning; health education; housing; human subject; information systems; lead poisoning; pest control; pesticide biological effect; public assistance; public health; pyroglyphid; respiratory disorder epidemiology; self help; urban poverty area

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) African Americans, Puerto Ricans, and persons living in low income neighborhoods have at least five times the death rates from asthma as non- Hispanic whites. Many environmental variables have been shown to increase symptoms in persons predisposed to the disease, including exposure to cockroach allergens, furry/feathered pets, dust mites, rodents, endotoxins, and pesticide sprays. The purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of peer education and modification of the home environment on the incidence and severity of asthma, lead dust exposure, and lead poisoning in Chicago public housing residents over a four-year period. The project will build upon a network of community groups, healthcare providers, specialists, and Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) personnel committed to improving public health in Chicago public housing. A total of six peer educators will be recruited from Ogden Courts, Henry Homer, and Robert Taylor developments who will work with a total of 600 families with asthmatics from the three developments to assess and modify pest problems and other asthma triggers and lead hazards. A total of fifteen residents from the three developments will additionally be recruited to carry out small unit repairs (caulking and sealing of cracks and crevices) for cockroach and rodent management in all 600 units. The specific aim of this study is to reduce the incidence and severity of asthma and lead poisoning in Chicago Public Housing. Long-term objectives are to implement and formalize Integrated Pest Management (effective pest control while minimizing the use and hazards of pesticides) Authority-wide, to improve the self-sufficiency of CHA residents, and to enable CHA residents to direct environmental improvements in their own developments leading to better health.

描述(由申请人提供) 非裔美国人、波多黎各人和低收入者 社区的哮喘死亡率至少是非社区的五倍 西班牙裔白人。许多环境变量已被证明是增加的 易患该病的人的症状，包括暴露于 蟑螂过敏原，毛茸茸的宠物，尘螨，啮齿动物，内毒素， 和杀虫剂喷雾。目前这项研究的目的是考察 同伴教育和改善家庭环境对儿童心理健康的影响 年哮喘、铅尘暴露和铅中毒的发生率和严重程度 芝加哥公共住房居民超过四年的时间。该项目将 建立由社区团体、医疗保健提供者、专家、 和芝加哥房屋委员会(CHA)的工作人员致力于改善公众 芝加哥公共住房的健康状况。共有六名同行教育者将被 从奥格登法院招聘，亨利·荷马和罗伯特·泰勒开发公司 将与来自三个国家的总共600个哮喘患者家庭合作 评估和修改虫害问题和其他哮喘诱因以及 铅危害。三个发展项目共十五名居民将会 增聘人员进行小型单位维修(填缝和 封闭裂缝和缝隙)，用于蟑螂和啮齿动物管理 单位。这项研究的具体目的是降低发病率和严重性。 芝加哥公共住房的哮喘和铅中毒。长期目标 是实施和正式实施综合有害生物管理(有效的有害生物 控制，同时将杀虫剂的使用和危害降至最低) 提高茶区居民的自给自足水平，使茶区居民能够 在他们自己的发展中直接改善环境，带来更好的 健康。