Asthma facts, guidelines and educational materials

In Seattle and King County, 133,700 adults and 23,000 children have asthma. Asthma is the cause of 100 million days of limited activity for adults and children throughout the United States. In King County, asthma is the second most common reason for children to be admitted to the hospital.

Public Health - Seattle & King County is proud to provide this Web site as a resource for members of the public who are trying to educate themselves about asthma and for professionals who are trying to improve the management of their patients with asthma.

Resources for the general public

	Common questions, definitions, and recommendations about asthma
	Local healthcare resources for asthma
	Local outdoor air quality (external site)
	External asthma websites
	Green cleaning: Recipes for cleaning products that don't endanger you, children or the environment
	Recursos para el asma: Datos, consejos y materiales educativos (in Spanish / Español)

King County asthma-related programs and projects

Public Health - Seattle & King County works with community partners to help children with asthma get the health care and resources they need to live healthy lives. Public Health also works with community partners to improve home and indoor living conditions and outdoor air quality so children with asthma have fewer problems with their asthma.

Current programs

HomeBASE A study designed to assess the value of a home-based education and support intervention for reducing asthma mortality and urgent health service utilization among 420 low-income and ethnically diverse adults with asthma, ages 18-65 years in King County.

Past programs

	Asthma Outreach Project (AOP) -- Odessa Brown Children's Clinic Comprehensive case management for children with asthma provided by a doctor and an Asthma Outreach Coordinator.
	Healthy Homes II Asthma Project A demonstration project to reduce exposure to indoor asthma triggers among 260 low-income households for children with asthma.
	Medicaid Assisted Program for Children (MAP) A pilot project that is designed to provide home visits by community health workers to low-income ethnically diverse families who have children with asthma, ages 0-17 years.
	Allies Against Asthma Initiative Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with contributions from King County Asthma Forum Members.

Related Public Health programs

	Child Care Health Program Identification of children who may have asthma Education and referrals for parents and childcare providers Asthma awareness training for staff Consultation on managing asthma in a childcare setting through velopment of classroom health plans
	Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) linkage and coordination of services to all children with special needs limited direct medical services, equipment and supplies to those families that meet financial and other program eligibility requirements
	King County Health Action Plan (KCHAP) KCHAP implements innovative collaborative policy development and pilot projects that focus on system change and improvement of worsening health trends affecting vulnerable populations within King County.
	Youth Health Services Youth Health Services promotes the health and learning readiness of children, youth, and young adults in King County by supporting health promotion efforts and assuring access to high-quality, coordinated health and preventive services.

Asthma data and reports

	U.S. Asthma data
	Washington Asthma Initiative
	DataWatch report on asthma (PDF)