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The Asthma In America^™ survey findings point to the importance of continuing education as a key element in helping to reduce asthma morbidity and in helping people with asthma to lead more active, healthy lives. A slide kit that summarizes the major survey findings is available in this section and can serve as a tool in asthma education activities.

This section includes:

An overview of the survey project, including the five major conclusions drawn from the survey findings and a summary of the survey methodology.
Instructions for downloading individual slides or the complete powerpoint presentation.
An index of the slides. Please note that many of the slides listed in the left column of the index contain data and summary notes for your reference. The summary notes are located beneath the slide and are included when you download the complete presentation. The right column contains slides with survey data only.
Thirty-four slides that highlight the major findings from the Asthma In America survey.

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FIGURE 1 Asthma In America: A Landmark Survey	FIGURE 2 Study design	FIGURE 3 What are the goals of asthma care
FIGURE 4 How far have we fallen short	FIGURE 5 How far have we fallen short (cont.)	FIGURE 6 How far have we fallen short (cont.)
FIGURE 7 How asthma affects the general population	FIGURE 8 Frequency of hospitalization	FIGURE 9 Frequency of emergency room visits
FIGURE 10 Frequency of unscheduled emergency visits	FIGURE 11 Frequency of urgent care visits	FIGURE 12 Asthma significantly disrupted school and work for many asthma patients, contrary to NIH Goals
FIGURE 13 Sleep disturbances present a larger problem than necessary	FIGURE 14 Activity levels were significantly limited in many asthma patients	FIGURE 15 Comparison of activity limitations
FIGURE 16 Inability to function at full potential	FIGURE 17 Physical abilities questioned	FIGURE 18 Stepwise approach for managing asthma