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Texas Department of State Health Services

Elaine Braslow, MEd
Asthma Program Coordinator

(512) 776-3829

(512) 458-7254

elaine.braslow@dshs.state.tx.us

Texas Department of State Health Services
PO Box 149347 (MC 1965)
Austin, TX 78714-9347

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/asthma/default.shtm

Breathing Easier in Texas[PDF - 459 KB]

September 2001

Funded Program: Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective

Asthma State Data Profile: PDF - 430 KB

Program Description:
CDC is funding the health departments in Alabama, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin to conduct asthma surveillance, maintain and expand partnerships, implement statewide comprehensive asthma plans with their partners, implement interventions to reduce the burden of asthma, and develop and implement an evaluation plan.

State Asthma Control Plan:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8589971862 [PDF - 581 KB]

State Burden Report Website:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8589971863 [PDF - 1.22 MB]

 

Data & Surveillance

Current Asthma Prevalence Percents by Age, Sex, and Race, United States, 2011. Age: Child = 9.5%, Adult = 8.2%, Sex: Male = 7.2%, Female = 9.7%, Race/Ethnicity: White = 8.2%, Black = 11.6%, Hispanic = 7.3%.  Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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