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Article: Introduction: learning from each other about managing asthma in schools.
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
- Author:
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ASTHMA'S EFFECT ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES
Asthma is a major public health problem of increasing concern in the United States; (1,2) between 1980 and 1996, the lifetime prevalence of asthma in the United States increased 45% among children 5 to 14 years of age. (2) In 2003, 7.6 million (14.3%) school-aged children had a diagnosis of asthma in their lifetime, and 5 million (9.5%) school-aged children currently had asthma. (3) On average, in a classroom of 30 students, about 3 are likely to have current asthma.
Asthma presents a considerable burden to families and society. In 2002, children aged 0-17 years had 5 million clinic and physician ...