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Report: The Burden of Asthma in North Carolina

The Burden of Asthma in North Carolina, 2006The North Carolina Asthma Program is pleased to announce the release of North Carolina’s first comprehensive asthma surveillance report, The Burden of Asthma in North Carolina, 2006.

The report covers a variety of topics relating to asthma surveillance, such as asthma morbidity, mortality, management, quality of life, health care utilization, and hospitalization. The information contained in the report will be invaluable to all asthma partners and stakeholders working to improve the lives of persons living with asthma in North Carolina. The report will be updated every 3 years.

The report is available below for download in PDF format as one document or separate files.

  • After you have reviewed the report, please take a few minutes to complete the online evaluation form. Your feedback will help us improve future editions of the Burden Report. Thank you for taking time to read the report and submit the evaluation form.

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The Burden of Asthma Report, 2006 (PDF format, sections listed below)
Full Report (Single PDF File) 4.5 MB

Report by Section
Cover, Title Page, Table of Contents 1.68 MB
Executive Summary 240 kb
Introduction 209 kb
Asthma Prevalence 413 kb
Asthma Management and Quality of Life 445 kb
Health Care Utilization 687 kb
Mortality 313 kb
Healthy People 2010 271 kb
Discussion, References, Technical Notes 454 kb
Appendices 1.03 MB
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