Asthma and the Environment in Hunts Point - Mott Haven

Asthma is a common lung disease and a leading cause of hospitalizations for children under 15 years old. This report provides a summary of asthma indicators by neighborhood. It also describes housing and neighborhood characteristics that can make asthma worse.

Adult Asthma

Age-adjusted rates per 10,000 residents (or percent where indicated)

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Child Asthma

Rates per 10,000 residents, unless otherwise indicated.

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Health Burden: Fine Particles (PM2.5)

Estimated health events attributable to PM2.5 exposures, (average annual rate per 100,000 residents)

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Health Burden: Ozone (O3)

Estimated health events attributable to ozone (O3) exposures,(average annual rate per 100,000 residents), April through September

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Home Maintenance

Percentage of homes with conditions that can affect asthma.

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Indoor Air Quality

Percentage of homes with potential sources of allergens and pollutants that can make asthma symptoms worse.

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Outdoor Air Quality

Outdoor pollutants that can worsen asthma symptoms.

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Social and Economic Risk Factors

These indicators describe conditions that make a neighborhood more at-risk for asthma.

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Hunts Point - Mott Haven includes ZIP Codes: 10454, 10455, 10459, 10474.