Asthma
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Asthma ranks as an important public health issue in
Wisconsin, and is routinely identified as a high priority in state and
federal public health plans. Statewide asthma surveillance data
demonstrate that such attention is warranted, and these data have helped
identify populations where the burden of asthma in the state is
particularly high. DHS comprehensively addresses the burden of asthma
through surveillance, partnerships and interventions. Forming strong
collaborations and partnerships with key asthma stakeholders around the
state has been one of the program's greatest strengths over the past 15
years.
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Wisconsin
Asthma Plan 2009-2014 (PDF, 5.45 MB)
WAC has made great strides in improving asthma
management since the release of the Wisconsin Asthma Plan 2003, but
the burden of this disease and its disproportionate impact remains a
priority. The Wisconsin Asthma Plan 2009-2014, focuses on addressing
asthma disparities to reduce the overall burden of asthma in
Wisconsin. WAC’s dedicated and determined statewide partners will
work strategically and diligently to meet the challenges for the
next five years and beyond.
Executive
Summary: Wisconsin Asthma Plan 2009-2014
(PDF, 413 KB)
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Work-related Asthma
in Wisconsin (PDF, 1.05 MB)
Each year the Wisconsin Occupational Health Surveillance Program
releases a report to increase awareness of hazards in Wisconsin
workplaces. Last year’s report focused on the indicators of
occupational health collected through surveillance activities. This
year the focus is on one specific occupational health illness -
work-related asthma.
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Trigger
Controls for Asthma (PDF, 43 KB)
This article is in recognition of this year's
World Asthma Day theme, "You Can Control Your
Asthma." World Asthma Day, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, is an
annual event organized to improve asthma awareness and care around
the world. Many communities plan their Asthma Awareness Month
activities in conjunction with World Asthma Day.
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Controlling
Asthma in the Home: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants
(PDF,
151KB)- A brochure to educate landlords and tenants of rental
properties on basic asthma facts and statistics as well as common
asthma triggers found in the home, and to provide easy steps a
landlord/tenant can take to avoid/control these triggers.
Also available in Spanish
(PDF, 163KB)
Also available in Hmong
(PDF, 178KB)
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Change
in Law About Asthma Inhalers
(exit DHS)
The end of the year will bring about
a big change in the law to inhalers. Asthma 'rescue' inhalers are
changing, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to
make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these
rescue inhalers -- the albuterol that quickly opens airways during
an asthma attack -- isn't changing. But the chemicals used to puff
that drug into your lungs are, and the actions associated with “priming”
the bottle for use are different, too. If you are one of the
estimated 40 million people with a respiratory disorder who uses
these inhalers, you need to know that after Dec. 31, you won't be
able to buy an inhaler that uses chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
propellants anymore.
For detailed information, go to www.transitionnow.org |
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Asthma-related
Training Videos (exit DHS) These six short videos were created by the
Wisconsin team of the Leadership Forum for Healthy Students and
Healthy Schools, which is an activity of American Association
of the School Administrator’s cooperative agreement with the CDC to
build the capacity of school leaders to work on asthma issues. In
close partnership with the National School Boards Association, a
five-state partnership was convened to bring together
superintendents, school board members, and state health, education,
and asthma leaders. |
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Your
Child with Asthma Needs a Flu Shot!
(exit DHS)
This podcast discusses the importance of the flu vaccine for
children with asthma from the CDC’s National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. |
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Date Last Revised: June 10, 2009 |
