May is designated as National Asthma Awareness Month. The newest data from the CDC National Asthma Control Program, were released in the CDC report "Asthma’s Impact on the Nation". The report compares asthma prevalence by age, sex, race, and ethnicity in the United States and found socioeconomic and racial contrasts in asthma occurrence and management in children and adults. 

Help raise awareness about the seriousness of Asthma's impact.

To see the full data visit CDC’s Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/impacts_nation/default.htm.

Read the press release:
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0515_asthma_impact.html

Asthma's Impact on the Nation