Health Promotion for Children with Asthma
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
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Dear Colleagues,
Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions of childhood, affecting 9% of children and 11% of adolescents around the world [1], leading to significant morbidity and cost. Uncontrolled asthma (affecting >50% of these children) causes morbidity from recurrent symptoms, limitation of activity, school absenteeism, and missed days of work for caregivers. Many children with persistent asthma do not receive recommended anti-inflammatory medications, and many children who are prescribed preventive medication do not achieve optimal control due to poor adherence, improper inhaler technique, trigger exposure, and inadequate access to care, leading to suboptimal medication management. Importantly, under-treatment for asthma is most common among children in disadvantaged families and communities, with multiple social determinants of health impacting adherence to effective preventive asthma care. Gaps in the healthcare system for children with asthma include barriers related to being under-insured or having health insurance gaps, limited availability of services that are readily accessed, limited connection to primary or specialty care providers, and poor quality of care with undertreatment with guideline-based therapies that are known to improve outcomes. For children with asthma, the home, school, and neighborhood physical environment may lead to repeated exposure to triggers that are known to exacerbate symptoms. Barriers related to the sociocultural environment, including stress and lack of community support, can also contribute to poor outcomes. Given this background, papers addressing novel prevention and intervention approaches to improve adherence to guideline-based asthma management and trigger reduction, addressing social determinants of health and decreased burden on healthcare systems, are invited for this Special issue.
- Yuan, L.; Tao, J.; Wang, J.; She, W.; Zou, Y.; Li, R.; Ma, Y.; Sun, C.; Bi, S.; Wei, S.; et al. Global, regional, national burden of asthma from 1990 to 2021, with projections of incidence to 2050: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021. Eclinicalmedicine 2025, 13, 47. https://org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103051.
Prof. Dr. Kimberly Arcoleo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- controller medication adherence
- asthma control
- social determinants of health
- health disparities
- behavioral interventions
- healthcare utilization
- quality of life
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