2008 Focus Report ReleasedThe 2008 Pennsylvania Asthma Focus Report; Inpatient Hospitalizations with a Primary Discharge Diagnosis of Asthma describes the burden of asthma on the people of Pennsylvania for 2003-2006 and provides information state-wide and at health district and county levels (where appropriate) to assist public health programs and policy makers to design solutions to reduce asthma hospitalization rates, as well as the burden of asthma in Pennsylvania.
Asthma data in this report was provided by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) and analyzed by the PA DOH Asthma Surveillance Team.The November issue of Partners Sharing is now available! [PDF] Recent workgroup tasks have been updated under the Partner Activities tab. Check them out for yourself! Upcoming Asthma Educator Certification Courses: The National Asthma Educator Certification Review Course (Course #3551) is scheduled from Sunday afternoon, 3/15/09 (12:30-5:30) through Monday 3/16/09 (7:15-5:30) at the AAAAI Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Additional information will be posted on the Annual Meeting website in the upcoming months. Please contact Lynn Gransee at
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