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24-5. School or work days lost

Asthma

ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
24-5. (Developmental) Reduce the number of school or work days missed by persons with asthma due to asthma.
Potential data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS
24-5. (Developmental) Reduce the number of school or work days missed by persons with asthma due to asthma.
Target: 2.0 days.
Baseline: The number of school or work days missed by persons aged 5 to 64 years with asthma due to asthma was 6.1 days in 2002.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Potential dData source : National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
REVISED OBJECTIVE
24-5. Reduce the number of school or work days missed by persons with asthma due to asthma.
Target: 2.0 days.
Baseline: The number of school or work days missed by persons aged 5 to 64 years with asthma due to asthma was 6.1 days in 2002.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source : National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.

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