Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and school stock inhaler utilization in a statewide program

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Authors

Summer M. Reyes · University of Chicago

Alexandra Knitter · University of Chicago

Wen Wan · University of Chicago

Lynn B. Gerald · University of Illinois Chicago

Paige Hardy · University of Illinois Chicago

Andrea A. Pappalardo · University of Illinois Chicago

Erica Salem ·

Abstract

We found that school neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage was associated with stock inhaler utilization in Illinois schools. Future research is needed to investigate the driving factors, as stock inhaler programs can help address disparities in access to asthma care among children.

Topics & Keywords

Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Asthma and respiratory diseases Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Public Health

Volume 14, pp. 1750112-1750112

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1750112

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