Research Paper on:
Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant Neighborhood and the Respiratory Impact of Poverty on Children

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such as asthma is vital. Childhood asthma in particular is relevant and seems to be more prevalent in urban places. Malveaux & Fletcher-Vincent (1995) report that both mortality  and morbidity in respect to asthma is disproportionately high in urban locales. Further, minority children are particularly vulnerable (1995). Factors that contribute to the problem include inadequate preventative medical care  in respect to asthma management, as well as inadequate asthma knowledge and management skills for children as well as their families (1995). When it comes to asthma, the primary  mode of treatment is in fact prevention. The idea is to prevent asthma episodes as opposed to managing them. This is often done with preventative medications, but such treatment methods  require constant medical care and supervision by a knowledgeable physician. Also, families must commit to providing needed medications and creating an action plan to use in case the asthma gets  out of control. All of this requisites time, knowledge and appropriate health care. A physician must be involved in asthma care as this is a condition that cannot be handled  by laymen with over the counter medication. Therefore, health care for the poor is a serious concern when it comes to this condition. Other mitigating factors in regard to asthma  include psychosocial variables, and possibly environmental exposure to allergens or irritants (Malveaux & Fletcher-Vincent, 1995) . Living in substandard housing generally constitutes excess exposure to indoor  irritants and allergens associated with dust mites and cockroaches for example; these are often important in terms of both onset and worsening of asthma symptoms in children who  are chronically exposed to such agents (1995). The disparity of asthma mortality and morbidity among minority children in urban areas is generally linked to socioeconomic status and poverty, as well