Kelly Harris, a doctoral student in education, uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify ‘hotspots’ of childhood asthma in St. Louis. Higher asthma rates are linked with lower income levels, and Harris wants to understand why. Through data, she seeks to discover solutions to health inequalities in the St. Louis region and beyond.

Mapping Asthma: The Geography of Inequality

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Mapping Asthma: The Geography of Inequality

Mapping Asthma: The Geography of Inequality