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，波多黎各人和居住在低收入的人 社区的死亡率至少是哮喘的死亡率的五倍 西班牙裔白人。 已经显示许多环境变量增加 易感这种疾病的人的症状，包括暴露于 蟑螂过敏原，毛茸茸/羽毛宠物，尘螨，啮齿动物，内毒素， 和农药喷雾。 当前研究的目的是检查 同伴教育和对家庭环境的修改对 哮喘的发病率和严重程度，铅灰尘暴露和铅中毒 芝加哥公共住房居民在四年内。 该项目将 建立在社区团体，医疗保健提供者，专家， 和芝加哥住房管理局（CHA）的人员，致力于改善公众 芝加哥公共住房的健康。 总共六名同伴教育者将是 从奥格登法院，亨利·荷马和罗伯特·泰勒的发展中招募 将与总共有600个家庭的哮喘患者合作 评估和修改害虫问题以及其他哮喘触发因素的发展 铅危害。 这三个发展的共有15名居民将 此外，要招募进行小型单位维修（填缝和 裂缝和缝隙的密封）用于蟑螂和啮齿动物管理600 单位。 这项研究的具体目的是减少发病率和严重性 芝加哥公共住房中的哮喘和铅中毒。 长期目标 要实施和形式化综合害虫管理（有效的害虫 控制范围范围的农药的使用和危害的同时， 改善CHA居民的自给自足，并使Cha居民能够 他们自己的发展的直接环境改善，导致更好 健康。