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The goals of the Taking on Asthma initiative reflect the serious complications faced by Americans with asthma and demonstrate our commitment to their care:
- Promoting the proactive identification of patients with asthma through the use of nationally established guidelines (as set forth by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP);
- Implementing evidence-based asthma self-management programs to increase control of asthma symptoms and reduce life-threatening acute episodes;
- Increasing the use of anti-inflammatory medicines and preventing the inappropriate overuse of bronchodilators;
- Increasing attention to comprehensive asthma care management that includes the management of indoor asthma triggers; and
- Demonstrating measurable improvement in the health status of patients with asthma across four measures: quality of care, health status, patient satisfaction, and cost.
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