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2026
April
09,
2026
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10:57 AM
America/Chicago
On average, families like Angelaka's who go through the Healthy Homes program have a 75% decrease in the number of emergency room visits, according to Healthy Homes’ data.
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2025
August
28,
2025
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13:30 PM
America/Chicago
Michael Ramirez’s asthma has landed him in urgent care multiple times after asthma attacks that scared him and his mother. Recently, he visited Cook Children’s new clinic focused on helping kids with asthma: the Nelson Ku High Risk Asthma Clinic.The …
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August
18,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Nelson Ku didn’t just attend school, he starred in it. The hallways and classrooms of Fort Worth’s All Saint’s Episcopal School were center stage for his uncanny ability to make his friends and classmates laugh. Nelson was known as a smile maker and …
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June
12,
2025
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14:48 PM
America/Chicago
An assessment with Cook Children’s Healthy Homes Asthma Program begins standard enough. Community health workers (CHW), like Clerbela Valcourt, talk to families over the phone or visit them in person about their child’s asthma: what are their …
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2023
June
27,
2023
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10:41 AM
America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerBreathing in secondhand smoke isn’t healthy for children, whether the smoke comes from tobacco or marijuana.Many of the same toxins and irritants in tobacco smoke are also present in marijuana smoke, according to the American Lung …
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2015
June
16,
2015
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11:00 AM
America/Chicago
“I just can’t let him play sports because his asthma is SOOOO bad.”
Asthma is a big problem across the country with about 25 percent of children age 9 diagnosed. Children ages 6-9 are three times more likely to have asthma than …
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2014
November
03,
2014
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14:35 PM
America/Chicago
By Audrey Rogers, M.D.
As someone who lives with asthma, I’m proof that the condition does not have to slow you down. It’s important for most children to know they can still partake in all of the fun activities of other kids, just as …
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