Asthma Patient-Environment Interactions
Problem
Nearly 10% of children in the US have asthma, and nearly half have severe asthma exacerbations that require immediate medical attention.
Solution
Interrogate the interactions between environmental factors (both natural and built) and patient-level characteristics to elucidate the multi-factorial causes of severe asthma exacerbations.
Impact
- Understand how patient-level factors (prematurity, obesity, allergy) influence susceptibility to asthma triggers
- Identify geographic asthma hotspots within Durham
- Develop new preventative strategies and interventions, such as mobile alert apps to let patients know if one of their environmental triggers will increase in the next few days
- Model for studying environment-disease-patient interactions
Translating Duke Health-CHDI Request for Applications Awardee
Exploratory Analysis of Provision and Utilization of Multidisciplinary Team-Based and Community-Based Care for Cleft Lip and/or Palate in North Carolina
Investigators
Alexander Allori, MD, and Jonathan Routh, MD
