Tag: Asthma

  • Mid-City Charter Schools Among 39 Campuses in Traffic Pollution Danger Zone

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Joel Hoffman Along major roadways that connect the sprawling limits of San Diego County, 39 schools lie within 500 feet of smog-filled traffic corridors, a distance that air-pollution researchers believe significantly increases the risk of pediatric asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Click here for a map of the schools Below…

  • Leadership Program Encourages Resident Ownership of Community

    By Brian Myers and Tita Aime Cardona Proyecto de Casas Saludables, the healthy homes project, celebrated the conclusion of their annual Leadership Academy with a graduation ceremony for the participants last month. The project was started in City Heights as a response to the neighborhood’s growing population of Latino children affected by asthma. Many of…

  • Report Highlights Burden of Asthma on San Diego Latinos

    By Kenny Goldberg Latinos in San Diego are disproportionately affected by asthma. A new reportfrom the American Lung Association highlights some of the reasons why. The report says the social and economic disadvantages Latinos face make them less able to control asthma. For example, a high percentage of Latinos live in poor housing. These dwellings are more likely to be…

  • Video: Community Garden Targets Health Issues Associated With Poor Housing

    By Brian Myers   A community garden near Fairmount Boulevard and University Avenue is growing medicinal plants that can relieve the symptoms of asthma, which they say is a community health epidemic in City Heights because of poor housing stock. The volunteer-run Remedy Community Medicine Garden has a small, but dedicated, crew of caretakers, including…

  • Solutions Waning for Tenants of Substandard Housing

    Residents say substandard housing conditions are common in City Heights. This resident has endured cockroaches, rats and leaky plumbing for about a decade. Her apartment also lacks heating and a smoke detector. She finally came forward this year, but it wasn’t easy. By Megan Burks and Brian Myers   The autumn breeze drifts through a…