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Texas Medicaid program serving the fee-for-service and Primary Care Case Managment clients who are high-cost-high risk. Large proportion have COPD and Asthma.

Asthma continues to be a significant public health and economic concern for the people of Florida. Nearly 47 percent of Florida children reported experiencing an asthma attack in 2004, and over 1,470,801 adults and children in Florida are currently living with the disease. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of children in the United States, the third leading cause of preventable hospitalizations, one of the leading causes of school absenteeism, and the leading work related lung disease. In addition, asthma incurs high costs, in terms of the costs of care, lost workdays and productivity, and lower quality of life for persons with asthma and their families. For these reasons, asthma is a public health priority for the State of Florida.

The Florida Asthma Program is committed to seeking out and building partnerships that will enable us to carry out the goals, objectives and priorities outlined in our state asthma plan, thus improving the quality of asthma care and management. Florida has a wealth of resources, individuals and organizations committed to reducing the burden of asthma.

Together we can reduce asthma morbidity and mortality in Florida and ensure a better quality of life for persons with asthma. Thank you for your support of this important public health initiative.

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects over half a million children and adults living in Indiana. The mission of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Asthma Program is to reduce the burden of asthma in Indiana.

The Asthma Program works to implement activities in the State Asthma Plan. The State Asthma Plan guides the development and implementation of interventions that improve the health and quality of life of Hoosiers with asthma. The program also maintains a comprehensive surveillance system for the ongoing, systematic collection of asthma data. In addition to data collection, the system also allows for analysis and interpretation of asthma data, which is essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program. For more data on asthma in Indiana, view the Asthma Burden Report.