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The Utah Department of Health, Asthma Program

Overview of the agency:

The Utah Asthma Program is located at the Utah Department of Health in the Bureau of Health Promotion. It began in December 2001 with the intent to develop state capacity to address asthma, including an occupational component. The program is funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Utah Asthma Program Goals

• Create an infrastructure to address asthma from a public health perspective;
• Create a public health assessment and monitoring system for asthma;
• Build partnerships and improve partner capacity; and
• Develop population-based strategies to improve asthma care and management.

Instructions for Spanish-speaking users

Questions and information request, contact:
Libbey M. Chuy (Spanish-speaker)
801-538-6441
lmathews@utah.gov.

URLs of content available in Spanish (These are all downloadable resources):

1. Protocola General de Emergencia
2. Datos basicos sobre el asma
3. Mites y realidades sobre el asma
4. El asma y el humo de segunda mano
5. Respirando por dos: Una guia para el asma durante el embarazo
6. Diez pasos para hacer tu casa acogedora para asmaticos