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This bill, the Family Asthma Act, aims to address the significant public health burden of asthma in the United States. It requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with state and local health departments to conduct activities related to asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma and disseminating information on prevention and management strategies. The bill also directs the CDC to develop state-level strategic plans for asthma control, focusing on populations disproportionately affected by the disease. Additionally, the bill expands asthma surveillance activities, requiring the CDC to compile and publish data on the prevalence and burden of asthma, both in children and adults, at the national and state levels. The bill also calls for improved coordination of data collection to maximize the comparability of results. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to submit periodic reports to Congress, which will assess current asthma-related activities and provide recommendations for the future direction of asthma prevention, management, and surveillance efforts.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4622/all-info