This Executive Summary gives an overview of AAFA’s Asthma Disparities in America, which examines how asthma affects Black, Hispanic and Indigenous populations in the United States. The Executive Summary gives an overview of the report. The burden of asthma in the United States falls disproportionately on Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native people. These groups have the highest asthma rates, deaths and hospitalizations. The report reviews the current state of asthma disparities and serves as a national call to action to fix the social inequities caused by structural racism that continue to plague vulnerable, at-risk patients and families with asthma, and identifies 69 strategies to address disparities. For more information, visit aafa.org/asthmadisparities.
