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Asthma Home ISDH Asthma Program

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects over half a million children and adults living in Indiana. The mission of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Asthma Program is to reduce the burden of asthma in Indiana.

The Asthma Program works closely with the Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition (InJAC) to implement activities in the State Asthma Plan. The State Asthma Plan guides the development and implementation of interventions that improve the health and quality of life of Hoosiers with asthma. The program also maintains a comprehensive surveillance system for the ongoing, systematic collection of asthma data. In addition to data collection, the system also allows for analysis and interpretation of asthma data, which is essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program. For more data on asthma in Indiana, view the Asthma Burden Report.

What's New?

 

Pandemic H1N1 Influenza

People with asthma have been found to be especially susceptible to pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.  Influenza is a disease of the lungs and people with asthma may not have the healthiest lungs. In order to address this issue ISDH has created an asthma and H1N1 fact sheet: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

People with chronic diseases are more likely to suffer complications if they get pandemic H1N1 influenza.   Your body is already working hard to cope with the chronic disease that it has difficulty fighting off infections too. In order to address this issue  ISDH  has created a chronic disease and H1N1 fact sheet: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

For more information on the pandemic H1N1 influenza please visit the ISDH pandemic H1N1 flu website: http://www.in.gov/flu/

 

The Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE)

CEASE is a program to help child healthcare clinicians adjust their office setting to address family tobacco use in a routine and effective manner. Visit their website for more information at http://www2.massgeneral.org/ceasetobacco/   

 

InJAC's Indiana Asthma Resource Guide is now available to connect Hoosiers with resources to learn more about asthma and the asthma services available in the community.

 

Contact Us

If you would like to know more about the program or you have a specific need for asthma information or services, please contact the program at

Indiana State Department of Health
Asthma Program, Chronic Disease
2 North Meridian Street, Section 6B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: (317) 233-7793
Fax: (317) 233-7805

 

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