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We Cannot Afford to Wait Any Longer

James Krieger, MD, MPH

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(3):279-281.

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Asthma remains the most common chronic condition of childhood. Despite recent encouraging news that the rapid increases in prevalence and hospitalizations of the past 2 decades may have peaked, more than 6 million children have current asthma, leading to 205 000 pediatric hospitalizations and 697 000 emergency department visits each year.¹ Our nation spends $18 billion annually for asthma care. Racial and income disparities in individuals with asthma continue undiminished.²

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recently released revised guidelines.³ They emphasize provision of patient self-management education andsupport. Self-management education is effective in controlling symptoms and preventing exacerbations.^4-5 Clinic-based education for individuals and group classes in clinics or community settings are the most commonly used approaches for teaching self-management skills. However, many children with asthma and their families have not participated in asthma education.⁶

Why is the rate of asthma education low? First, it is not widely . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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