IHS Strategic Initiative – Asthma Control in Tribal Communities

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According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Indian and Alaska Native people suffer a higher prevalence of asthma than any other specific racial or ethnic group in the United States. Controlling asthma is essential to reducing the burden of asthma-related illness and death among American Indian and Alaska Native people. The IHS has developed the Strategic Initiative - Asthma Control in Tribal communities (ACT).

As part of this initiative, IHS will support federal, tribal, and urban Indian organization programs as they:

ACT to increase asthma awareness;
ACT to recognize and diagnose asthma;
ACT to support asthma control; and
ACT to improve asthma-related outcomes.

The IHS ACT webpage is now live and includes useful information such as a summary of the ACT Initiative, an easy one-touch Resource Toolbox with helpful public health, provider, and patient/community resources, as well as best practices from IHS sites.

LINKS:

Blog: IHS Announces Strategic Initiative: Asthma Control in Tribal Communities
IHS ACT webpage