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Head-Off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL)

HEAL is one of the largest public-private partnerships established to investigate the impact of environmental disparities on human health. Launched in 2006, the program is designed to identify risks associated with developing and exacerbating airway disease, especially asthma, in post-Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans.

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