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Asthma in Minnesota Slide Set

Asthma in Minnesota Slide Set. Asthma Program Minnesota Department of Health January 2013. This slide set provides a cross-section of recent data on asthma in Minnesota and has been developed as a resource for our partners in the asthma community.

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Asthma in Minnesota Slide Set

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  1. Asthma in MinnesotaSlide Set Asthma Program Minnesota Department of Health January 2013

  2. This slide set provides a cross-section of recent data on asthma in Minnesota and has been developed as a resource for our partners in the asthma community. If you extract slides from this presentation, please reference the MDH Asthma Program. For technical assistance, please contact us at health.asthma@state.mn.us. Introduction

  3. Background • Asthma Prevalence • Asthma Control • Asthma Management • Risk Factors • Asthma Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations • Asthma Mortality • Summary Contents

  4. Background

  5. Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease • Symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness and coughing • Triggers of asthma episodes can include respiratory infections, allergens, cigarette smoke, air pollution, and exercise • Cause of asthma is unknown What is Asthma?

  6. Asthma Prevalence

  7. Approximately 1 in 13 Minnesota adults currently have asthma • Equals an estimated 302,000 adults • Asthma prevalence in Minnesota is lower than the national average and is not currently increasing Minnesota Adults and Asthma Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  8. Percentage of adults with current asthma by year, Minnesota and U.S. Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  9. Percentage of adults with current asthma by sex, Minnesota Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  10. Percentage of adults with current asthma by age group, Minnesota Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  11. Percentage of adults with current asthma by residence, Minnesota Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  12. Approximately 1 in 14 Minnesota children (age 0-17) currently have asthma Equals an estimated 90,000 children Asthma prevalence is lower than the national average and not currently increasing Minnesota Children and Asthma Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010

  13. Percentage of children with current asthma by year, Minnesota Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003-2006, 2010; National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007

  14. Percentage of youth ever diagnosed with asthma by grade and sex, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Student Survey, 2010

  15. Percentage of youth ever diagnosed with asthma by race/ethnicity, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Student Survey, 2010

  16. Percentage of youth (grades 6-12) by asthma status, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011

  17. Asthma Control

  18. Asthma control among youth with current asthma, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011

  19. Frequency of activity limitations due to asthma in past 12 months among adults with current asthma, Minnesota Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008

  20. Asthma Management

  21. Asthma self-management education, Minnesota and U.S. adults Sources: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010 (Minnesota); National Health Interview Survey, 2008 (U.S.)

  22. Percentage of children and adult asthma patients receiving “optimal asthma care” Source: Minnesota Community Measurement, 2010-2011

  23. Minnesota youth with current asthma having an asthma action plan Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011

  24. Percentage of Minnesota adults with current asthma who have ever been given an asthma action plan Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005-2010

  25. Percentage of Minnesota adults who had a flu shot in past year, by asthma status Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000-2010

  26. Risk Factors

  27. Percentage of Minnesota adults who are current smokers, by asthma status Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000-2010

  28. Percentage of youth reporting exposures to environmental tobacco smoke by asthma status Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011

  29. Percentage of Minnesota adults who are obese, by asthma status Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000-2010

  30. New-onset asthma caused by exposures in the workplace + existing asthma aggravated by exposures in the workplace Asthmagens include isocynates, welding fumes, poultry droppings, flour dust Work-Related Asthma In 2008, 30.6% of Minnesota adults with asthma reported that exposures to chemicals, smoke, fumes or dust in their current job had worsened their asthma Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

  31. Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Asthma

  32. Age-adjusted rates of asthma emergency department visits by year, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2005-2010

  33. Rates of asthma ED visits by region, age group and year, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2005-2010

  34. Rates of asthma ED visits by month and age group, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2010

  35. Age-adjusted rates of asthma hospitalizations by year, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2000-2010

  36. Rates of asthma hospitalizations by region and age group, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2000-2010

  37. Rates of asthma hospitalizations by month and age group, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2010

  38. Asthma Mortality

  39. Age-adjusted asthma mortality rates, Minnesota and U.S. Source: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 1999-2010; CDC, 1999-2009

  40. Percentage of asthma deaths by age group, Minnesota Source: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 1999-2010

  41. Asthma prevalence in Minnesota is lower than the national average However, there are disparities in asthma prevalence by race/ethnicity Many measures of asthma morbidity have been improving over time, e.g., asthma hospitalization rates in Twin Cities metro However, geographic disparities remain Summary

  42. For more information Asthma in Minnesota 2012 Epidemiology Report www.health.state.mn.us/asthma/documents/asthmaepireport2012.pdf

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