Dr. Gail Brottman

If they look up asthma control test, this was a survey that was developed actually by a drug company called GlaxoSmithKline, but it's available in multiple languages. And It's actually, there's a test, asthma control test for ages four to 11 and for 12 and above. And it basically says, how often are you having symptoms, right?

If they look up asthma control test, this was a survey that was developed actually by a drug company called GlaxoSmithKline, but it's available in multiple languages. And It's actually, there's a test, asthma control test for ages four to 11 and for 12 and above. And it basically says, how often are you having symptoms, right?

And again, what we said was that the more symptoms somebody is having, and I'm not talking asthma attacks, I'm just talking, how often do you cough during the day? How do you get short of breath with normal activity? How often do you need to use your rescue or albuterol inhaler?

And again, what we said was that the more symptoms somebody is having, and I'm not talking asthma attacks, I'm just talking, how often do you cough during the day? How do you get short of breath with normal activity? How often do you need to use your rescue or albuterol inhaler?

If your asthma control test score is less than 20, and if your child's asthma control test score is less than 20, their asthma is not well controlled. And again, it's getting back to the symptoms of airway inflammation,

If your asthma control test score is less than 20, and if your child's asthma control test score is less than 20, their asthma is not well controlled. And again, it's getting back to the symptoms of airway inflammation,

Yes, yes. And, you know, and I'm going to sort of break this into a couple of different sort of ways to look at it. So really the, the, in the United States, the highest risk of asthma is in the Puerto Rican population. Interesting. In Puerto Rico. Yeah. And that I believe has to do with genetics, quite frankly. Okay.

Yes, yes. And, you know, and I'm going to sort of break this into a couple of different sort of ways to look at it. So really the, the, in the United States, the highest risk of asthma is in the Puerto Rican population. Interesting. In Puerto Rico. Yeah. And that I believe has to do with genetics, quite frankly. Okay.

So if you look at populations, Puerto Ricans by far have the highest risk of asthma of any of any

So if you look at populations, Puerto Ricans by far have the highest risk of asthma of any of any

I'm calling them a population realizing that, you know, there are many, many, many different Hispanic, Latinx people with different, from different areas of the world and different genetics, quite frankly. And then the other populations that have higher prevalence of asthma, quite frankly, are African-Americans and also Native Americans, quite frankly.

I'm calling them a population realizing that, you know, there are many, many, many different Hispanic, Latinx people with different, from different areas of the world and different genetics, quite frankly. And then the other populations that have higher prevalence of asthma, quite frankly, are African-Americans and also Native Americans, quite frankly.

And I think some of that is genetics, but some of that is basically due to differences in historical racism, in housing, in exposures to pollutants and exposure to tobacco. So there are genetics, I believe, that play a role. But I believe and I know for a fact that there are health disparities in our communities of color.

And I think some of that is genetics, but some of that is basically due to differences in historical racism, in housing, in exposures to pollutants and exposure to tobacco. So there are genetics, I believe, that play a role. But I believe and I know for a fact that there are health disparities in our communities of color.

because of poverty, housing, and exposures to pollutants and things that really put people at higher risk for asthma.

because of poverty, housing, and exposures to pollutants and things that really put people at higher risk for asthma.

So as with any, as with any chronic illness, There are multiple factors involved, as we talked about, right? And I think that the importance of having a public health approach to something like asthma is absolutely 100% necessary, right?

So as with any, as with any chronic illness, There are multiple factors involved, as we talked about, right? And I think that the importance of having a public health approach to something like asthma is absolutely 100% necessary, right?

So it's, you know, it's, and let me just sort of go through the, I'm thinking about bubbles that all intersect, right, around somebody with asthma, if you can visualize that Venn diagram of bubbles, right? Yeah. So, you know, if you're talking about housing, right, that there needs to be some standards about housing. And if somebody, if people are living in poor housing conditions,

So it's, you know, it's, and let me just sort of go through the, I'm thinking about bubbles that all intersect, right, around somebody with asthma, if you can visualize that Venn diagram of bubbles, right? Yeah. So, you know, if you're talking about housing, right, that there needs to be some standards about housing. And if somebody, if people are living in poor housing conditions,