Children go to the hospital for asthma more than twice as often in Cook County than anywhere else in the six-county metropolitan area. In general, the higher the African American population, the more kids are likely to be hospitalized.
Children go to the hospital for asthma more than twice as often in Cook County than anywhere else in the six-county metropolitan area. In general, the higher the African American population, the more kids are likely to be hospitalized.
Sources: Illinois Department of Public Health; U.S. Census Bureau; analyzed by The Chicago Reporter and Chicago Parent.