Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
CDC's role is to ensure that proven comprehensive asthma intervention and surveillance programs are implemented through its State and local partners.CDC is developing a national strategy to assist States in developing asthma prevention programs to:
Promote healthy home environments
Translate science into public health practice
Provide patient and community-level education and develop prevention partnerships
Define the problem, the cause, effective prevention measures, and ways to accomplish prevention goals
Navigation Links
Research: Centers for Disease Control / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / Asthma Clinical Research Network / Childhood Asthma Research & Education Network
Resources and Education: American Thoracic Society / American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology / Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America / American Lung Association / Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
Durable Medical Equipment: Asthma Freedom, Inc. / Central Medical Equipment Company / Harrell Medical, Inc. / Young's Medical Equipment