5 REASONS TO TARGET ASTHMA AS A POPULATION HEALTH INITIATIVE.

The article discusses the reasons to target asthma as a population health initiative with the use of SmartAirLA, a program that focused on underserved children with asthma in Los Angeles County, California. These reasons the significant challenges presented by asthma to healthcare, the simple deployment of the technology behind the program, and the focus of the initiative on underserved children that live in the polluted areas.