#  Traffic Related Air Pollution and the Burden of Childhood Asthma in the Contiguous United States in 2000 and 2010 

 



 ![Pollution Map 2](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/datasmart/files/pollutionmap2_feature.png)

 

According to the World Health Organization, asthma is the most common chronic diseas in childhood. Haneen Khreis, a researcher from Texas A & M University, and her team theorized that the high rate of childhood asthma could stem from environmental factors such as air pollution from cars. They mapped where children are most at risk for asthma from car pollution, and identified other risk factors effecting the two such as urban versus rural.



 

##  Stats 

Dataset(s): Surveys by Center for Disease Control and Prevention, air pollution models by Texas A & M and University of Washington researchers

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: United States

Developed by: Texas A & M University

Partners: University of Washington



 

 



 [ Project link arrow\_circle\_right ](https://carteehdata.org/library/webapp/trap-asthma-usa) 

 

 

 

 

  [### Map Monday: Where Traffic Pollution Hurts Children the Most

 ](/news/article/map-monday-where-traffic-pollution-hurts-children-most) April 29, 2019 

 April 29, 2019 Data Visualization Map: Mapping Where Traffic Pollution Hurts Children the Most Geographic Area: 48 states and the District of Columbia Year Published: 2019 Goal: to quantify the connection between exposure to traffic pollution and the... 

 

 

   ![US pollution map with hotspots in northern California and the mid-Atlantic region](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/pollutionmap1.png?itok=d657GZ2q)