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How Many CA Kids Have Asthma?
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Asthma, the most common chronic condition among children in the U.S., affects 14% of California children ages 1 to 17 -- about 1.3 million kids -- according to asthma diagnoses data from the '09 California Health Interview Survey. Across the state, about 12 California kids per 10,000 ages 0-17 were hospitalized for asthma in 2009, up from a rate of 10 in 2008 but down overall since 2000. These facts are among the highlights from kidsdata.org's recently updated asthma data.

Highlights

• Slideshow of Key Findings: Childhood Asthma and Environmental Health in California
  
  
• New Data: Asthma Diagnoses | Asthma Hospitalizations, by Age Group
  
  
• Related Data: Air Quality and Environmental Health
  
  
• Policy Implications and Other Background on Childhood Asthma
  
  
• Related Research/Links

Regional/Local Breakdowns

Related Current Legislation

• SB 535 (de Leon) - California Communities Healthy Air Revitalization Trust
• SB 128 (Lowenthal) – Funding for High Performance Schools (notes indoor air quality)
• SB 739 (Lowenthal) – Air Quality Assessments at Ports

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View this slideshow for a summary of key data findings on asthma and environmental health.