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• Asthma is one of the most frequent causes of hospitalization for children in the state of North Carolina.(North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics [SCHS], 1999)

• North Carolina spent $23,245,239 covering Medicaid claims for asthma in 1998. (North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics [SCHS], 1999)

• A survey by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill showed that smoking and exposure to smoking among children is the cause of 15% of asthma cases and results in approximately $1.34 million in additional medical costs. (Respiratory Therapeutics Week, 2004)

• Inheritance appears to be a primary cause of childhood asthma. (Kurukulaaratchy, R.J., Matthews, S. & Arshad, S.H., 2004)
  
  
  
• According to a survery from the National Association of School Nurses, asthma disrupts school routines more than any other chronic condition. (Respiratory Therapeutics Week, 2003)

• The reduced aerobic ability in asthmatic children is related more to how capable they perceive themselves than to asthma severity. (Pianosi, P.T., & Davis, H.S., 2004)

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