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    Million Americans have asthma up from 20 million in 2001 (population of australia: 22 million) under learned about avoiding triggers asthma deaths per year 9 deaths per day under emergency visits for asthma: of those who were taught it currently practice avoidance 1. Million a year 456,000 admitted to hospital in 2007 Average length of stay: 3. Days ECONOMIC BURDEN Costs of Asthma: 8.2% of children or 9.6% 7. Million kids of adults have asthma 50% increase in asthma among black kids (2001-2009)

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    Million Americans have asthma up from 20 million in 2001 (population of australia: 22 million) under learned about avoiding triggers asthma deaths per year 9 deaths per day under emergency visits for asthma: of those who were taught it currently practice avoidance 1. Million a year 456,000 admitted to hospital in 2007 Average length of stay: 3. Days ECONOMIC BURDEN Costs of Asthma: 8.2% of children or 9.6% 7. Million kids of adults have asthma 50% increase in asthma among black kids (2001-2009)

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    Million Americans have asthma up from 20 million in 2001 (population of australia: 22 million) under learned about avoiding triggers asthma deaths per year 9 deaths per day under emergency visits for asthma: of those who were taught it currently practice avoidance 1. Million a year 456,000 admitted to hospital in 2007 Average length of stay: 3. Days ECONOMIC BURDEN Costs of Asthma: 8.2% of children or 9.6% 7. Million kids of adults have asthma 50% increase in asthma among black kids (2001-2009)

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    Asthma by the Numbers

    25

    million Americans have asthma


    up from 20 million in 2001 (Population of Australia: 22 million)

    GRASP OF CONTROL
    Under

    learned about avoiding triggers

    3,447

    asthma deaths per year


    9 deaths per day

    Under

    Emergency visits for asthma:

    of those who were taught it currently practice avoidance

    50% 50%

    1.6 million a year


    456,000 admitted to hospital in 2007 Average length of stay: 3.4 days

    ECONOMIC BURDEN
    Costs of Asthma:

    8.2% of children or 9.6% 7.1 million kids


    of adults have asthma
    50% increase in asthma among black kids (2001-2009) 1 in 6 AfricanAmerican children lives with asthma 57% of kids with asthma had an attack in 2008

    $56 billion
    in 2007. Up 6% from 2002 Medical expense portion:

    $50.1 billion
    $3,300 per asthmatic: Average annual asthma medical costs 1 in 9 insured cant afford prescription meds
    Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2011 Vital Signs report and CDC 2007 asthma data; 2008 Asthma Gap II survey from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

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