The Burden of Asthma in West Virginia is the most comprehensive source of information about asthma in West Virginia. The 2007 Burden Report includes chapters on asthma prevalence, symptoms and disease management, health care access and utilization, occupational asthma, and asthma mortality. Although many asthma symptoms are preventable through appropriate medication use and avoidance of identified triggers, this report indicates that many West Virginians with asthma experience frequent daytime and nighttime symptoms that result in emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and decreased quality of life.

This report is used by the Asthma Education and Prevention Program and the West Virginia Asthma Coalition to guide the planning and implementation of activities and interventions to address asthma in this state. This report identifies four populations in West Virginia at highest risk for asthma complications: 1) children, 2) adults age 65 and older, 3) adult women, and 4) West Virginians of low socioeconomic status.

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2007 WV Asthma Burden Report (August 2007)

2003 WV Asthma Burden Report (September 2003)

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