Improving Asthma for Children Through Housing Mobility
The effect of a housing mobility program on environmental exposures and asthma morbidity
This project helps children with asthma by supporting their families in moving to neighborhoods with fewer environmental triggers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11113894 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Children living in certain urban areas often struggle with asthma due to environmental factors like allergens in their homes. Moving to a new neighborhood with better housing conditions might help reduce these triggers. This project follows children with asthma before and after their families move to lower-poverty neighborhoods. Researchers are looking at how these moves affect allergen levels in homes and the children's asthma symptoms over several years.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project focuses on low-income children with asthma who are moving from poor urban neighborhoods to low-poverty neighborhoods in Baltimore.
Not a fit: Patients who do not have asthma or do not live in the specific urban environments targeted by this housing mobility program would not directly benefit from this particular research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could show that housing programs are a powerful tool to significantly improve asthma control and overall health for children.
How similar studies have performed: Previous findings from this project have already shown that moving can lead to reduced allergen levels and improved asthma outcomes in the short term.
Where this research is happening
Baltimore, United States
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Pollack, Craig Evan — Johns Hopkins University
- Study coordinator: Pollack, Craig Evan
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.