A University of Pennsylvania study led by LDI Senior Fellow Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD, found that specially trained patient navigators who help low-income adults manage asthma, communicate with doctors, and address problems in their home environments can improve asthma control and potentially reduce the need for emergency medical care.
According to the CDC, approximately 23 million American adults age 18 and older had asthma in 2023, representing 8.9% of the adult population. Black adults also have higher asthma prevalence than White and Hispanic adults. The Philadelphia metropolitan area ranks fourth overall among the most challenging places in the country to live with asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
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