Seattle Times: New study investigates why some parts of Seattle have high asthma rates
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/new-study-investigates-why-some-parts-of-seattle-have-high-asthma-rates/
Dozens of air filters are set to arrive in some South Seattle homes later this year as part of a new study that will explore ways to reduce health and environmental disparities, particularly among children with asthma, in historically more polluted parts of the city.
Researchers and advocates from the University of Washington and the Duwamish River Community Coalition are working together on the project, which recently received a five-year grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. The team is focusing on analyzing childhood asthma hospitalization rates in Seattle’s South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods, and finding ways to lower them.
One idea is to distribute about 80 box fan filters among homes where children struggle with asthma.