Urquhart A, et al. - Utilizing data from the sample child component of the 2013–2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (ages 2–17), researchers evaluated racial/ethnic differences in Emergency Department (ED) visits due to asthma in the past 12 months among 3336 children with current asthma in the United States. They also studied the impacts of asthma management in emergent health care use in this pediatric patient population. The highest prevalence (21.2%) of current asthma was reported in Puerto Rican children. All minority subgroups (except non-Hispanic other) vs non-Hispanic white children had significantly higher odds of ED visits, among children with asthma. The highest adjusted odds ratio (OR = 2.4) was reported in Hispanic other, followed by Puerto Rican (OR = 2.0), Mexican American (OR = 1.8) and non-Hispanic black children (OR = 1.7). Overall, findings highlighted a high prevalence of asthma and the disparity in asthma-associated ED visits among minority children.