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American Lung Association, Research and Program Services. 2005. Trends in asthma morbidity and mortality. New York, NY: American Lung Association, 30 pp.

Annotation: This report presents information available from national and state-based surveys on the mortality, prevalence, hospitalization, ambulatory care visits, and economic costs associated with asthma. Report sections include (1) asthma mortality, (2) asthma prevalence, (3) asthma hospital discharges, (4) asthma ambulatory care visits, (5) economic cost of asthma, and (6) summary. Extensive statistical information is presented in figures and tables at the end of the report. A glossary, footnotes, and references are included.

Keywords: Asthma, Costs, Hospital discharge data, Mortality, Prevalence, Statistical data, Surveys

State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, Injury Surveillance Workgroup. 2003. Consensus recommendations for using hospital discharge data for injury surveillance. Marrietta, GA: Injury Surveillance Workgroup, State Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, 22 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the Injury Surveillance Workgroup recommendations for standard processes for analyzing and reporting hospital discharge data by state injury prevention programs and others to facilitate comparisons of state hospital discharge rates for injury surveillance. Report sections discuss the specific limitations of hospital discharge data and make recommendations for improving data quality including data characteristics, inclusion and exclusion criteria, recommended framework for E-code groupings for presenting injury mortality and morbidity data, and standard age groups with age adjustment template using the National Center for Health Statistics age distribution no.1. Also included are references and a list of the members of the workgroup. The appendices include an assessment of state hospital discharge data systems and the Barell Injury Diagnosis Matrix.

Keywords: Data analysis, Health statistics, Hospital discharge data, Injury prevention, Injury surveillance systems, Research, Statistics

Kornak M, Kidane G, DeHaan K, Long-White D, Harris CE. 2003. Asthma in the District of Columbia. Washington, DC: District of Columbia Department of Health, Maternal and Family Health Administration, 26 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on the DC CAN (Control Asthma Now) Project, a project dedicated to developing a viable, comprehensive, community-based, consumer-centered strategic approach to address the District of Columbia's asthma epidemic, improve health outcomes, and reduce the burden of asthma in the District. The report, which includes an executive summary and a key findings section, is divided into three main chapters: (1) behavioral risk factor surveillance system, (2) asthma hospital discharge data, and (3) asthma mortality rates. Statistical information is presented in figures throughout the report. The report also includes sections on conclusions, future plans for partnerships and research, and references.

Keywords: Asthma, Behavior, Community based services, Community programs, District of Columbia, Hospital discharge data, Local initiatives, Mortality rates, Population surveillance, Risk factors

Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Family Health Services, Statewide Comprehensive Injury Prevention Program. 1987. Injuries in Massachusetts: A status report. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 94 pp.

Annotation: This document presents a picture of injuries in the State of Massachusetts in a five-year period. The surveillance and research produced a look at how injuries occur and to whom, the number and rate of injuries at the local level and made recommendations on injury prevention programming for Massachusetts. Injury pictures produced profiles on age, sex, cause of injury, potential years of life lost and a breakdown of injuries by locality. Specific interventions and recommendations were included in the conclusion. A summary report is also available. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Data, Emergency room data, External cause of injury codes, Hospital discharge data, Injury prevention, Intervention, Mortality, Needs assessment, Population surveillance, Research, Residential injuries, State plans, Transportation injuries
   

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