Ortega, Leslie

Block 7

March 17, 2016

                                                                            

Why is Asthma a big issue?

         Asthma is an issue in the community of Huntington Park, because it affects people of all ages, but most often start during child hood.

                  Many people fail to realize that Asthma is a problem in Huntington Park. For instance, children age are developing Asthma more than adults. This is important because, parents should be aware of the community they’re living in which is putting their kids in danger.  This matters because, according to statistics, it shows that Latinos are the most common race to develop Asthma, especially children.  Therefore, parents should take extra care of their children from all these allergens we are surrounded by. If your child does develop Asthma, make sure he or she use the medicines their doctor prescribed to them and get regular checkups.

              While others believe that asthma really isn’t big, this continues to be an issue because Huntington Park is known for living under poverty level. This means that, Latinos are actually the ones in danger developing this disease of our community. This matters because, we are in danger and it’s more than a big issue. Each year, nearly 3,500 people in the U.S. die from asthma. Ultimately, this is a big issue for us because we live in this community and we should be aware of developing asthma. Asthma is not curable, it can only be treated.

                  Lastly, this issue has become a problem because Huntington Park has several Hispanics living there with high ozone levels they are most likely to develop asthma because of that. For instance, we are surrounded by many factories that pollute a lot to the air and its one of the worst allergens. This means that, our air is polluted so much since everyone usually smokes a lot out in public and factories are manufacturing products that contain too much chemicals. This matters because, it is affecting everybody’s health. You can get asthmatic attacks, cancer, and breathing problem. Ultimately, this is a big issue because it should really concern the community. Currently, 235 million people are suffering from asthma. ( www.who.int)

                    It is time that our community should get together to protest against companies that work with chemicals that are affecting people’s health. Even though others may argue that, such chemicals won’t affect you. I believe that it does affect you because these can be deadly chemicals to people and it will lead to many side effects.