DPH Data Show Emergency Department Visits for Children With Asthma Up, Despite Efforts To Combat the Disease

A new analysis of California Department of Public Health data finds that rates of emergency department visits among children with asthma increased between 2005 and 2012, despite the state's efforts to decrease rates of the disease. Among California children ages five to 17, ED visits for asthma increased by 18% during the period the data were collected, while such visits increased by 6% among children under age 5.

• "Despite Efforts, ER Visits Spike in California Kids With Asthma" (Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News/KQED, 5/24).