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Community Briefs: KOTM awarded grant, New Asthma home visit program, Utah
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The Utah County Health Department is pleased to announce the launch of a new home visit program for youth with asthma living in Utah County. About 7 percent of Utah children have asthma — almost 58,000. The program is new to Utah County and actively …

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As more children with asthma visit emergency rooms, Breathmobiles gasp for … – LA Daily News

As more children with asthma visit emergency rooms, Breathmobiles gasp for
LA Daily News
Besides the personal loss Garcia-Lloret feels, the end of the UCLA Breathmobile comes at a time when new data by Kaiser Health News shows that emergency room visit rates by children with asthma rose by 17 percent from 2005 to 2012 for those 5 older …

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Asthma center to get visit from Santa Claus – ivpressonline.com – Imperial Valley Press

Asthma center to get visit from Santa Claus – ivpressonline.com
Imperial Valley Press
Local children battling asthma will have a chance to meet Santa Claus, as the Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program and the Healthy Home Education Center will be kicking off their first Santa Claus visit, Thursday. “Everyone can get asthma, even Santa

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Why Are Kids in Asthma Hotspots in NYC More Likely to Visit the ER? Exercise … – Science Daily (press release)

Why Are Kids in Asthma Hotspots in NYC More Likely to Visit the ER? Exercise
Science Daily (press release)
The study enrolled 195 middle-income children with asthma, ages 7 and 8, living throughout New York City — in areas with varying asthma prevalence. The children were given a clinical evaluation, and their caregivers completed a health survey that

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