The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Asthma Program

¹ The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda.

The NHLBI asthma program spans the biomedical research spectrum. In addition to active projects and many future needs in basic, clinical and health research, the National Asthma Education Program, through its coordinating committee structure, is actively identifying needs and opportunities to reach its multiple program goals. A variety of directions are planned to reach the public, the patient, and the health care professional to assure that children and adults with asthma are identified and effectively treated. Each of these program areas will have special initiatives to reach minority populations. Through this network of medical organizations, voluntary health groups, and federal agencies, the approach has proven effective in our fight to reduce mortality and morbidity from heart disease. We have every reason to believe it will be effective in our fight to reduce the morbidity and mortality from asthma.