Classroom Temperatures and Asthma-Related School-Based Health Care Utilization: An Exploratory Study

Elevated classroom temperatures may be associated with more school-based healthcare utilization for asthma. Low-income and students from racial and ethnic minority groups have disproportionately higher rates of asthma and are also more likely to attend schools with poor infrastructure. The potential benefits of school infrastructure investments for student health, healthcare costs, and health equity merit further investigation.