CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS is part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Its mission is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.

“State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005”
This report on childhood asthma released by the CDC in conjunction with MCAN's State of Childhood Asthma & Future Directions conference in 2006 shows that death rates for asthma among children under age 18 have declined since 1999, but doctor visits for the condition have more than doubled over the past decade. 
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MMWR Surveillance Summary, National Surveillance for Asthma- United States, 1980--2004
The MMWR series of publications is published by the Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Morbidity

Number of noninstitutionalized adults who were ever diagnosed with asthma: 21.3 million

Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who were ever diagnosed with asthma: 9.9

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2004, tables 3 and 4, Appendix III, table V

Number of children who were ever diagnosed with asthma: 8.9 million

Percent of children who were ever diagnosed with asthma: 12.2

Number of children who had attack in past year: 4.0 million

Percent of children who had attack in past year: 5.4

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2004, table 1, Appendix III, table IV

 

Health care use

Ambulatory care

Number of visits to office-based physicians: 12.9 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2003 Summary, table 13

Number of hospital outpatient department visits: 1.5 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2003 Outpatient Department Summary, table 12

Number of hospital emergency department visits: 1.8 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2003 Emergency Department Summary, table 10

 

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Health Data for All Ages

Early release of selected estimates from the National Health Interview Survey

National Asthma Survey    

 

Related links

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Health Interview Survey

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

Mortality data

National Asthma Control Program, CDC

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

American Lung Association

Global Initiative for Asthma

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

www.meps.ahrq.gov

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS released Asthma Treatment and Management among the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004 on December 27, 2006.  This Statistical Brief uses data from the Household Component of the 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) to estimate treatment regimens of persons who reported that they were ever told by a physician or other health professional that they had asthma. The brief presents data on medications and devices as they are used by different population groups. 

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse

www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov

The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) is a database and Web site for information on specific evidence-based health care quality measures and measure sets. NQMC is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to promote widespread access to quality measures by the health care community and other interested individuals.

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

http://www.childstats.gov

The Forum is a working group of Federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families.  This website offers access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.  The Forum publishes America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, an annual indicators report that details the status of children and families in the United States .  America's Children:  Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007 is now available.  http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/index.asp

Kaiser Family Foundation - Statehealthfacts.org
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi
 
Provides state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation and budgets. 

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