SPACE

 //What are the social, political and cultural characteristics of this area? Is there a record of environmental injustice? Is the area thought of as an asthma hotspot? Who are the stakeholders? //
 * __Asthmatic Spaces __**
 * //Characterizing Asthmatic Spaces //**

//What are signature characteristics of this area as an asthmatic space? //

//How prevalent is asthma, and who is tracking asthma prevalence? //
 * //Accounting for Asthma //**

//What spatial units (cities, counties, provinces, regulatory regions, etc.) are important in this area? //

//What are the costs of asthma to families affected by asthma, to government, to businesses (in lost work days, for example)? Who is producing this information? //

//How has asthma been covered by local media? Where have causes of and responsibility for asthma incidence been placed? What interventions have been highlighted? //

//What kinds of civic organizations (environmental groups, caregivers groups) are involved in asthma surveillance and care? //

//What kind of research has been done on asthma-related issues in this area, and what are the findings? //

//What cultural, social, political, economic, ecological and built features of the area may contribute to asthma patterns? //
 * //Causes of Asthma //**

//Are there notable occupational drivers of asthma in this area? //

//What is known about air quality and dynamics? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">What information is available to assess cumulative community risk? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How do different people in this area experience asthma? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Experiencing Asthma //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How have people integrated experiential knowledge with other kinds of knowledge? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">What forms of medical care are available (and not) to people suffering from asthma? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Caring for Asthma //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">What forms of asthma education (in schools, for example) exist, and what is their orientation? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Who regulates environmental triggers of asthma, and what is their record and reputation? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">What programs are in place to measure and mitigate asthma triggers in this area? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How have asthma rates in this area changed since 1985? Since 1945? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Histories of Asthma //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Are there new treatments for asthma? How, over the last decades, has medical care for asthma changed? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Have government agencies changed the way they conceive and respond to asthma? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Are there new civic organizations working on asthma? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Has concern about climate change shaped the way asthma is understood and addressed? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">What kinds of policies and enforcement could change asthma incidence? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Changing Asthmatic Spaces //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">What would improve asthma care and education, and how could this build on existing infrastructure? //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How could The Asthma Files project help mobilize positive change in this area? //