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Maine Asthma Prevention and Control Program

Our Goal: To reduce the Burden of Asthma in Maine.

Our Mission: To bring together resources to address asthma in Maine from a public health perspective.

About the Program: The Maine Asthma Prevention and Control Program was created in March 2002. To address the issues surrounding asthma in the state of Maine, and provide leadership and coordination for asthma prevention and intervention activities statewide.

Some of the program activities include:
Monitoring of asthma prevalence as the state and community levels.

Education and training of health professionals on the current methods of diagnosing and treating asthma.

Patient and family education on how to manage the disease.

Dissemination of information on programs shown to reduce hospitalization, emergency room visits and absenteeism due to asthma.

Consultation to and support of community-based asthma prevention and control programs.