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Archive of Data/Surveillance Committee

Summary:

NCAC's Data and Surveillance Committee worked with the DC Department of Health (DOH) Control Asthma Now Program to provide feedback on the presentation of asthma data to the public.

Asthma Data Reports:

Asthma Surveillance Data - Adult and Pediatric Data from DC Hospitals (IMPACT DC)

Asthma in the District of Columbia 2003 data report (PDF, 40 pages, 373 KB)  (DC Department of Health)

Healthy People 2010 Plan Mid-Course Revisions asthma objectives (DC Department of Health)

Asthma FASTSTATS (National Center for Health Statistics)

EPA Asthma Facts -May 2007 (PDF, 31 KB) (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

About the Data/Surveillance Committee

This committee focuses on collecting, analyzing, mapping, and reporting statistical and demographic data to inform coalition members, policymakers, funders, and District residents. 

Minutes: (all files in Word format)

Data/Surveillance Committee Minutes 3/22/06

Participating Organizations:

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Children's National Medical Center

Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities

DC Department of Health (DOH DC Control Asthma Now (DC CAN)

DOH Bureau of Epidemiology and Health Risk Assessment

DOH Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

DOH Maternal and Family Health Administration

DOH State Center for Health Statistics Administration

DC Hospital Association

IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia)

Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health & the Environment

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For more information, contact: Lisa A. Gilmore
Telephone:  (202) 415-1962 • E-Mail:  lgilmore@natcapasthma.org
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