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ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2020

Regional Disparity in Asthma Prevalence and Distribution of Asthma Education Programs in Texas.

Jessica John, Juha Baek, Taehyun Roh, Lucia Cabrera-Conner, Genny Carrillo

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Jessica JohnDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Road, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Juha BaekDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Road, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Taehyun RohDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Road, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Lucia Cabrera-ConnerProgram on Asthma Research and Education, Healthy South Texas, Texas A&M School of Public Health, McAllen Campus, 2101 S. McColl Road, McAllen, TX 78503, USA.
Genny CarrilloDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Road, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8528-422X

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Abstract

Objectives: To identify the distribution of asthma education programs that are currently active in Texas and examine whether there is a geographical disparity between asthma prevalence and locations of asthma education programs in the Public Health Regions (PHRs) of Texas. Methods: The data for adult asthma prevalence in PHRs was obtained from the Texas Department of State and Health Services (DSHS) 2015 Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Public Use Data File. The Geographic Information System (GIS) program was used to show the distribution of asthma education programs and visually identify the isolated areas for asthma education programs on the maps. To examine the areas covered by the asthma education programs, we illustrated 50 miles and 70 miles of buffer zones from each program by proximity (multiple ring buffer) functions in GIS. Results: We identified that 27 asthma education programs are active in Texas as of July 2019. The analysis showed that PHRs 1, 2, and 7 had the highest rate of asthma prevalence but had fewer asthma education programs. Also, the distribution of asthma education programs is concentrated around major cities, leading to a regional imbalance between asthma prevalence and locations of asthma education programs. The central and western areas of Texas proved to be marginalized areas for asthma education programs, particularly PHRs 2 and 9 because they may not be covered by the buffer zones of 70 miles from any asthma education programs.

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Health Status DisparitiesAdultAsthmaBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemGeographic Information SystemsHealth EducationHumansPrevalenceTexas

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PMID32405306
PMCPMC7199594

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