In New York City’s black neighborhoods, poverty, housing issues, and asthma go together

It’s a tale of two cities. New data from the New York City Department of Health shows the health of New Yorkers can vary drastically by neighborhood and is linked to race, housing issues, and poverty.
Earlier this week, the Department of Health published community public-health profiles that take an in-depth look at each neighborhood in Brooklyn (other boroughs will be coming over the next two months). The profiles detail the poverty rate, access to health care, life expectancy, strokes, asthma, mental illness, and cause of death for each neighborhood’s population.....

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Child Asthma Rates Higher in Central Brooklyn Than Citywide Average: DOH

FORT GREENE — Central Brooklynites face childhood asthma, drug and alcohol hospitalization and premature death at higher rates than the rest of the city, according to city health department profiles released Wednesday.
But they drink less sugary soda and had a better infant mortality rate than the citywide average.....

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Control Your Asthma With These Helpful Tips

Asthma is an illness that can spiral out of control when left unchecked. Attacks from asthma have been known to be fatal. Ask for advice from qualified professionals, and be proactive in taking steps to improve your health. The following paragraphs contain many easy ideas that you can employ to manage your asthma and reclaim your life.....

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