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July 2008 State Asthma Program Newsletter (110 KB - PDF)

• FDA Advises Patients to Switch to HFA-Propelled Allbuterol Inhalers Now

• Prevention Yields Significant Return On Investment

• New Report Examines the Use of EHRs to Measure Care Quality

• Synthetic Lung Could Further Asthma Research

• National Influenza Vaccination Report

• Pierce County Asthma Prevention Partnership Receives Nurse Training Grant

May 2008 State Asthma Program Newsletter (110 KB - PDF)

• Washington State Collaborative to Improve Health

• American Lung Association Releases National State of the Air Report

• Federal Report Offers Clinical Guidelines to Reduce Tobacco Use

• New Regulations For Passengers Using Oxygen on Airplanes

April 2008 State Asthma Program Newsletter (91 KB - PDF)

• Asthma in Native Americans in Washington State Report Now Available

• FDA Probing Suicide Risks From Asthma Drug

• States Pressure EPA to Enforce Car Emissions Ruling

• Handheld Device for the Measurement of Airway Inflammation

• FDA Cautions Against Swallowing Tiotropium and Formoterol Capsules

• Disparities: Expanding The Focus

March 2008 State Asthma Program Newsletter (120 KB - PDF)

• U.S. FDA Requests More Safety Data on Asthma Drugs

• New Asthma Inhaler Approved For Children

• Commission Will Identify Strategies to Close Health Gaps

• Climate Change, Obesity and Asthma

February 2008 State Asthma Program Newsletter (67 KB - PDF)

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External Links:

Washington Asthma Initiative

Centers for Disease Control - Asthma

Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Internal Links:

Washington State Asthma Plan

Washington State Burden of Asthma Report

Asthma Fact Sheet

Related Links:

Tobacco Prevention and Control

Other CFH Programs

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