6. ASTHMA FACTS(CDC,2010)
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS DUE
TO ASTHMA ARE 3 TIMES HIGHER
AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS
WOMEN ACCOUNT FOR 2/3 OF ALL
DEATHS DUE TO ASTHMA
ASTHMA IS THE MOST COMMON
CHRONIC DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
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7. ASTHMA FACTS(CDC,2012)
18.7 MILLION ADULTS & 7 MILLION
CHILDREN HAVE ASTHMA
IN 2009 THERE WERE
479,3000 HOSPITALIZATION &
1.9 MILLION EMERGENCY ROOM
ASTHMA RELATED VISITS
ASTHMA COSTS THE UNITED STATES
$56 BILLION EACH YEAR
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8. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
ASTHMA GUIDELINES RECOMMEND:
INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN
USE OF INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS
ASSESS & MONITOR ASTHMA CONTROL
USE WRITTEN ASTHMA ACTION PLAN
CONTROL ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS
SMOKING CESSATION
REGULAR SCHEDULED FOLLOW-UP
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9. PICTURES USED ON POSTER BOARD
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