breathe easier, folks

PILLOW CASES, cleaning supplies and pest control services will be handed out as part of a new city asthma initiative.

The program is designed to reduce the number of ER visits and hospitalizations by people suffering from the breathing condition.

A health worker will visit homes to find asthma triggers such as old pillow cases.

“Asthma is the third-leading cause of hospitalization among children under 15 . . . and oftentimes it’s because families may not understand how to reduce triggers,” said Dr. Luis Rodriguez, chief of pediatrics at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn.