BREATHE: Children's Lung Health and Environment Program
BREATHE - Bridging Research, Lung Health, and the Environment - Children's Center
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · NIH-11238475
This program creates clear tools and messages to help children with asthma, their families, and communities reduce harmful air exposures and protect kids' lungs.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11238475 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
This Center turns research about air pollution, allergens, and other environmental risks into practical resources families can use to protect children's breathing. The team will build easy-to-understand communications, school and community programs, and a 'Kids BREATHE' Lung Health Dashboard that reports local exposure risks. Staff will work with schools, health providers, community groups, and policymakers in Baltimore and partner areas to pilot these tools and gather feedback. The effort focuses on making straightforward actions families can take to lower exposures and improve lung health for children with asthma.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children with asthma (especially those in urban areas such as Baltimore), their families, and community members interested in reducing environmental triggers would be most relevant to participate or benefit.
Not a fit: Children whose breathing problems are unrelated to environmental exposures or people living outside the program's partner communities may not see direct benefits from this Center's local activities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could reduce harmful exposures and lower asthma attacks and breathing problems in many children through better information, community programs, and policy changes.
How similar studies have performed: This builds on over twenty years of childhood asthma and environmental health work that identified key exposures and interventions, while the specific communication tools and dashboard are newer developments.
Where this research is happening
BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: MCCORMACK, MEREDITH C — JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: MCCORMACK, MEREDITH C
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.