She has focused much of her research on pediatric
asthma health disparities, given the prevalence of asthma in urban settings and ethnic minority groups.
Not exact matches
In addition to NHLBI, the new study was supported by the National Institute on Minority
Health and
Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS), the American
Asthma Foundation, and the Sandler Family Foundation.
Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses for children in the United States, and rates have reached historically high levels nationally with large racial / ethnic
health disparities.
Jandasek's research interests include
health disparities, pediatric
asthma and obesity, adolescent and young adult development and the transition of responsibility for illness management, qualitative methods, and intervention development.