| Notes | 'Organizations to look into:\nCDCCDC National Asthma Control Program - est 1999 purpose: improve asthma treatment, management, & control in US asks: how many people have asthma? how many cases over time? how severe? how well are asthma cases controlled? what is cost of asthma? NAEPP - National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - est 1991 originates from National Institutes Heart, Lung, Blood InstituteHealthy People 2010CDC\'s Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project (CAACP) - est 2001 funding inner-city collaborationsCDC\'s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) implements school-based asthma management program with goal of increasing number of asthma friendly schools across the nationAmerican Lung Association - (see OAS: Opening Airways for School)ACT for kids\nFederally funded organizations:\nCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFederal Liasion Group on Asthma includes: EPA, Nat\'l Heath, Lung, Blood Institute, Nat\'l Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Nat\'l Institute of Health\nSurveys to look into:\n1999 - CDC\'s Behavioral Risk Ractor Surveillance System (Federally funded)1999 - CDC\'s National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)\nEvents to look into:\nSept 11, 2001 - Congress provides $5.2 million for New York Emergency Disaster Relief Related to Asthma\n \n - bmobley'
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