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Addressing the Childhood Asthma Crisis in Harlem: The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Works Cited Nicholas, Stephen W., et al. "Addressing the Childhood Asthma Crisis in Harlem: The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 2, Feb. 2005, pp. 245-249. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.042705. The Harlem children’s zone A community based intervention program designed for The Harlem Children's Zone Project is a community-building strategy of Harlem Children's Zone, Inc,( n8) that is intended to improve the health and well-being of the approximately 13 000 residents living within a 24-block area of Central Harlem.( n9) The geographic boundaries of the Harlem Children's Zone Project run north to south from 123rd Street to 116th Street, and east to west from 5th Avenue to 8th Avenue, although expansion of the zone to 60 blocks is currently underway. Concern over elevated school absenteeism resulting from asthma and over the limitations of existing hospital-based interventions led to a partnership between Harlem Children's Zone, Inc, and the Department of Pediatrics at Harlem Hospital Center, forming the Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative.( n10) What distinguishes this effort from previous community-based health interventions in Harlem is that it was incorporated into an existing community-building initiative designed to improve children's education (e.g., through Harlem Peacemakers( n8)), provide families with safe and affordable housing (as per the activities of Community Pride( n8)), and improve residents' parenting skills (through ongoing classes at Baby College( n8)); thus, connections to needed technical, public, and legal services were facilitated, as detailed in the Methods section of this article.

Newspaper Article Harlem asthma hospitalization rates five times higher than city average. Works Cited "Harlem Asthma Hospitalization Rates Five Times Higher Than City Average." New York Amsterdam News, vol. 90, no. 31, 29 July 1999, p. 14. EBSCOhost, libezcnr.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=2217014&site=ehost-live Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs and airways characterized by periodic attacks in which the airways become partially blocked. Asthma attacks result in coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing. There are nearly 15 million people with asthma nationwide; a third of them are children. Asthma accounts for 10 million lost school days annually --the leading cause of school absenteeism attributed to chronic conditions. Asthma leads to 2.2 million pediatrician visits per year and one in six of all pediatric emergency visits in the United States. The annual cost of treating asthma in children is estimated at $3.2 billion.

Article: Patterns and Predictors of Asthma-Related Emergency Department Use in Harlem

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Ford, Jean G., et al. "Patterns and Predictors of Asthma-Related Emergency Department Use in Harlem." CHEST, vol Works Cited Ford, Jean G., et al. "Patterns and Predictors of Asthma-Related Emergency Department Use in Harlem." CHEST, vol

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