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Eliminating Asthma Disparities^*

A National Workshop To Set a Working Agenda

^* From the Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL.

Correspondence to: Kevin B. Weiss, MD, Institute For Healthcare Studies, 676 N St. Clair St, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611; e-mail: K-weiss{at}northwestern.edu

In February 2005, a national workshop was held in Chicago, IL, to address the problem of disparities in asthma. A multidisciplinary group of > 1,000 national experts reviewed key issues related to asthma health disparities; considered current research, clinical care, and policy related to this problem; and developed a set of recommendations to reduce these disparities. The themes addressed were genetics, indoor environment, outdoor environment, family/social function, behavioral health, health-care delivery, health-care communications, role of community, role of private insurance, role of safety net providers, and state and local policy.

Key Words: asthma • epidemiology • health administration

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