哈特福德被列为全美第八大“哮喘之都”，专家10月26日呼吁改善空气质量
康涅狄格州哈特福德县哈特福德市消息，州参议员、公共卫生委员会主席绍德·安瓦尔与哮喘与过敏基金会、康涅狄格州塞拉俱乐部等机构的代表，10月26日上午11时15分在立法办公大楼1A室举行活动，讨论哈特福德的哮喘问题。根据哮喘与过敏基金会的排名，哈特福德在全美100个城市中位列第八大“哮喘之都”，排名依据包括哮喘急诊就诊、哮喘死亡和哮喘患病率，该市哮喘患病率居全国第四。
此外，美国肺脏协会在报告中给该市的高臭氧天数打了F级。与会者讨论了哮喘给哈特福德居民带来的健康威胁、其他环境正义社区面临的困境，以及改善本地和区域空气质量的策略。环境正义领袖马克·米切尔医生也出席活动。
主办方表示，改善空气质量需要立法、卫生和社区层面的共同努力，具体措施仍在讨论中，尚未公布新的拨款数字。
Hartford Ranked the Nation's Eighth-Largest 'Asthma Capital' as Experts Call on October 26 for Better Air Quality
HARTFORD, Conn. — State Senator Saud Anwar, chair of the Public Health Committee, joined representatives of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the Sierra Club of Connecticut and other organizations at an event at 11:15 a.m. on October 26 in Room 1A of the Legislative Office Building to discuss Hartford's asthma problem. In the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's ranking of 100 U.S. cities, Hartford ranks as the eighth-largest 'Asthma Capital,' based on asthma emergency room visits, deaths from asthma and asthma prevalence; the city's asthma prevalence ranks fourth in the nation.
The American Lung Association also gave the city an F grade for high ozone days in its report. Participants discussed the health threat asthma poses to Hartford residents, the struggles of other environmental justice communities, and strategies to improve local and regional air quality. Environmental justice leader Dr. Mark Mitchell also attended.
Organizers said improving air quality will take joint efforts at the legislative, health and community levels; specific measures are still under discussion, and no new funding figures have been announced.
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