Moved away from target 
Moved toward target 
Met target | Moved away from target |
Moved toward target |
Met target |
| Percent of targeted change achieved | |
| 24-1. Asthma deaths (1999, 2002) | |
| a. < 5 years | -88% - Moved away from target |
| b. 5-14 years | 5% - Moved toward target |
| c. 15-34 years | 16% - Moved toward target |
| d. 35-64 years | 13% - Moved toward target |
| e. 65+ years | 51% - Moved toward target |
| 24-2. Hospitalizations for asthma (1998, 2002) | |
| a. < 5 years | -65% - Moved away from target |
| b. 5-64 years |
2% - Moved toward target |
| c. 65+ years |
-70% - Moved away from target |
| 24-3. Hospital ER visits for asthma (1995–97, 1998–2000) | |
| a. < 5 years | -14% - Moved away from target |
| b. 5-64 years | 6% - Moved toward target |
| c. 65+ years | -14% - Moved away from target |
| 24-4. Activity limitations: persons with asthma (1997, 2003) |
50% - Moved toward target |
| 24-5. School or work days lost: 5-64 years with asthma (2002, 2003) | 29% - Moved toward target |
| 24-6. Patient education: persons with asthma (1998, 2003) |
19% - Moved toward target |
| 24-7. Appropriate asthma care (2002, 2003) | |
| a. Written asthma management plans from health care provider | 50% - Moved toward target |
| f. Assistance in reducing environmental exposures | 88% - Moved toward target |
| 24-9. Activity limitations due to chronic lung disease and breathing problems: 45+ years (1997, 2003) | 0% |
| 24-10. COPD deaths: 45+ years (1999, 2002) | 8% - Moved toward target |
| 24-12. Motor vehicle crash deaths caused by excessive sleepiness (2000, 2004) | 50% - Moved toward target |
Tracking data for objectives 24-7b through e, 24-8, and 24-11a and b are unavailable.
Years in parentheses represent the baseline data year and the most recent data year used to compute the percent of the Healthy People 2010 target achieved.
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