After learning about Chinatown’s air pollution problem due to congested traffic, idling buses, and the lingering effect of September 11th, I wanted to see if asthma statistics would support this. The air pollution causes health problems, but health insurance is a major problem for the residents. The map shows how asthma is a prevalent issue in lower Manhattan, especially in the area near Chinatown, and at the same time it shows that many people in the last 12 months were unable to receive health care because of its cost. This is a good way of seeing how Chinatown’s environmental and health problems are interrelated.