Omaha has been ranked as the best city in the United States for asthma sufferers.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, asthma is a very prevalent disease in the United States, as it affects 1 in 12 adults and nearly 1 in 10 children. This leads to high annual costs for the country, as $56 billion is spent each year to combat the breathing affliction. Asthma accounts for just over 14 million visits to the doctor and 439,000 patient discharges over the course of a year. While this is a disease that is all over the country, location is a major determining factor in the amount of people who will suffer from asthma.
A new report has compiled medical data from across the United States in order to determine the best and worst cities for people to live in if they have asthma. The information was only collected from the 50 largest cities in the country to get a clear picture of how asthma affects a wide section of the population. To compile the list, there were several factors used: How common asthma occurs in these cities, how many relevant health care providers there are, the air quality and how costly the asthma care actually is.
The list found the top 10 best and worst cities in the country for those who have asthma. The best cities include Omaha at number one, followed by Nashville, Arlington, Tucson and Seattle. For the worst cities, Los Angeles was at the top of the list, followed by Philadelphia, San Jose, Chicago and Milwaukee.
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