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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Controlling
Asthma in the Home: A Guide for Landlords & 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
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
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!
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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Environmental Health Resources
Date Last Revised: December 23, 2008 |
