Study links unhealthy segregated neighborhoods to childhood asthma

(Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by Princeton University strongly suggests that much of the answer lies in persistent residential segregation, which traps minority children in unhealthy, polluted neighborhoods.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2vHMvgE