Action Against Asthma
A Strategic Plan for the Department of Health and Human Services

May 2000

Table of Contents

Prologue   pdf file  
Executive Summary  pdf file

Overview pdf file (1828 Kb)

Epidemic of a Chronic Disease

The Science of Asthma

The Challenge of Asthma

DHHS Capacity to Address Asthma

Secretary’s Initiative on Asthma

Priorities for Investment over the Next Five Years pdf file  (8867 Kb)

Determine the Causes of Asthma and Develop Interventions To Prevent Its Onset

Reduce the Burden of Asthma for People with the Disease

Eliminate the Disproportionate Burden of Asthma in Minority Populations and Those Living in Poverty

Track the Disease and Assess the Effectiveness of Asthma Programs

Conclusionpdf file (2430 Kb)
Specific Recommendationspdf file (70 Kb)
Referencespdf file (52 Kb)

Appendices

Appendix A: Agencies Participating in the DHHS Asthma Workgroup   pdf file
Appendix B: Participants in the DHHS Asthma Workgroup  pdf file
Appendix C: Summary of the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma  pdf file
Appendix D: Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children, Executive Summary, A Report of the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children  pdf file
Appendix E: Summary of DHHS Asthma Programs  pdf file
Appendix F: Asthma Programs Outside of DHHS  pdf file
Appendix G: Healthy People 2010 Objectives; Chapter 24: Respiratory Diseases  pdf file
Appendix H: Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures Executive Summary, A Report of the Institute of Medicine  pdf version

Tables

Table 1. Healthy People 2010: National Goals for Asthma

Table 2. Action Against Asthma: Urgent Needs Top Priorities for Investment

Figures

Figure 1. Prevalence of Asthma: Number of People

Figure 2. Prevalence of Asthma: Rates by Age

Figure 3. Deaths Due to Asthma

Figure 4. Asthma Death Rates by Race

Figure 5. Asthma Hospitalization Rates by Race