Advocating for Better Air Quality Control Guidelines
June 9, 2023
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine researcher, Franziska Rosser, MD, MPH, recently gave testimony to the United States Environmental Protection Agency on the necessity for improved guidelines governing air quality standards and environmental hazards, such as fine particulate matter and ozone, that are known to cause or exacerbate numerous health conditions, including asthma and other respiratory conditions.
Dr. Rosser’s research focuses on the epidemiological effects of outdoor air pollution on children with asthma while working to develop innovative methods to identify children with asthma most at risk of the deleterious effects of air pollution.
Read more about Dr. Rosser’s most recent research and her testimony to the EPA in this article from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.
Also read this article on another recent study involving the use of the Air Quality Index and whether children with asthma who incorporated its use into the management of their asthma could improve their control and experience of symptoms.
