Studies & Reports
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Study Details US Air Pollution Impacts from Warehousing
The July 2024, edition of Nature Communications includes a study, “Air pollution impacts from warehousing in the United States uncovered with satellite data,” highlighting the negative impacts of e-commerce and warehousing industries on air quality across the United States. In a comprehensive nationwide study examining traffic, associated air pollution, and environmental equity near warehouses in…
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HEI’s Newest Study on Air Pollution and Childhood Asthma Risk
In late 2024, the Health Effects Institute released, “Birth Cohort Studies of Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution in Early Life and Development of Asthma in Children and Adolescents from Denmark,” which examined children’s asthma in four Danish cohorts and focused on exposure to an array of air pollutants. The study results yielded an association…
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California Health Care Foundation Releases “Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California — 2024 Edition”
The California Health Care Foundation has released the 2024 Edition of its “Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California” report. The report highlights that people of color face barriers in accessing health care, receive suboptimal treatment, and are most likely to experience poor outcomes in the healthcare system. The report includes several asthma-related metrics.…
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Efficacy of Do-It-Yourself Portable Air Cleaners
In the June 2024 edition of Atmospheric Environment, an article examines the efficacy of do-it-yourself portable air cleaners. Researchers measured particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and more in communities exposed to wildfire and wood stove smoke while using do-it-yourself and commercial portable air cleaners. They found a reduction in particulate matter for both types of air…
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USC’s Environmental Justice Research Lab Studies Truck-Related Traffic and Pollution
The Environmental Justice Research Lab at the University of Southern California, along with the Southern California Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research Translation, the Viterbi School of Engineering, and the Coalition for a Safe Environment studied truck traffic in Wilmington in the South Bay, Los Angeles. Using infrared cameras, the researchers counted trucks and found…
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Researchers Examine Associations Between COVID and Asthma
Pediatrics contained an article in its April 2024 issue examining whether COVID infections modified pediatric asthma risk. Researchers used a sample of 27,423 children aged 1 – 16 over an 18 month observation window and found COVID “was not associated with new asthma diagnosis in children within the observation period.” They did find that being…
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Racial Disparities in Asthma Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Hospital Pediatrics’ May 2024 edition includes an article examining how racial disparities can affect hospitalization and emergency department visits for asthma. Using Medicaid claims data, the study included 279,985 children diagnosed with asthma and found Black children with asthma had increased rates of asthma hospitalization and emergency department visits. After adjusting for other characteristics, “the…
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American Lung Association Releases 2024 State of the Air Report
The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report for 2024 was released at the end of April 2024 making it the 25th annual release of the document. The report analyzes data from official air quality monitors and compiles the results. It includes score cards for the cleanest and most polluted cities, statistics regarding…
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AIRE Children’s Study Finds Children Living Near Salton Sea Have High Prevalence of Asthma and Other Respiratory Conditions
An article published in Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology’s March 2024 edition details the Children’s Assessing Imperial Valley Respiratory Health and the Environment (AIRE) study, which is studying the impacts of the drying Salton Sea on children. Researchers collected baseline information on 731 children and did yearly or twice-yearly follow ups. They found a high prevalence…
