Asthma Bib Entry Chulada, Patricia C., Kennedy,

Asthma Bib Entry Chulada, Patricia C., Kennedy, Suzanne, Mvula, Mosanda M., Jaffee, Katy, Wildfire, Jeremy, Thornton, Eleanor, Cohn, Richard D., Grimsley, Faye, Mitchell, Herman, El-Dahr, Jane, Sterling, Yvonne, Martin, William J., White, LuAnn, Stephens, Kevin U., & Lichtveld, Maureen. (2012). The head-off environmental asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) study methods and study population. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(11), 1592-1600. The article examined here explores a recent study conducted in Louisiana in the city of New Orleans regarding Hurricane Katrina's possible exacerbation of children's asthma in the area.

The researchers first explore how Hurricane Katrina impacted the region and the city's relationship to increasing asthma levels seen in children. There is a thorough examination of how environmental destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina could be a link. The researchers believe that the floodwaters caused serious mold problems that could have impacted asthma levels, as well as allergen levels in the region. Other factors that are not purely environmental also include with the research calls "a result of disrupted health care" (Chulada, 2012).

High stress levels and gaps within the healthcare system caused by the disaster could also be impacting asthma levels as well. The HEAL study was conducted in order to test researchers assumptions about Katrina's impact. Children between the ages of four and 12 with moderate to severe asthma served as the study population. Overall, there was a total the hundred and five children elicited to the research. The study gave clinical evaluation within a period of a single year, along with home environmental evaluations.

Symptoms, medication use, and any clinical visits related to the child's asthma were recorded. In the clinical evaluations, children were examined by physicians working specifically in pediatrics and in "allergy and immunology for atropy" in order to "confirm moderate-to-severe asthma" (Chulada, 2012). Homes were evaluated by air sampling, visual inspections, and face-to-face surveys. Overall, the research did show a strong correlation with the impact of Hurricane Katrina and childhood asthma in the region.

Children showed significantly higher baseline symptoms in children and other areas, showing a connection between environmental and social factors caused by Hurricane Katrina. The study wanted to better understand the situation in order to increase the efficiency of asthma in the city of New Orleans, while also potentially serving as a model for other cities to follow as well that were also exposed to the dramatic impact of Hurricane Katrina. All participants on the research and were highly qualified to conduct examinations in their fields.

The study used reliable method to implement intervention and record the observations. It is strong and the fact that all researchers were highly equipped to do their part in the study. Physicians work specifically in pediatrics asthma, while home environmental examinations were conducted by professionals as well. Thus, the study shows how advanced NP roles can play a part in innovative research. By choosing a specialty, NPs can help increase their efficiency in working within their field.

The model for the study also came from a strong source, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The aim of the study is also significant because of the impact that Hurricane Katrina did have. It is taking into account both environmental and social structures that were negatively affected by the hurricanes destruction. This creates.