News and Press Releases


The Illinois Department of Public Health has updated its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to include Round III (2004-2006) data.
December 11, 2006, The Johns Hopkins University Gazette

Inside the Nation's Asthma Mobiles
April 4, 2005, Connect for Kids

U.S. Praises Program in City for Children with Asthma
January 14, 2005, New York Times

Children with Asthma Often Undertreated
December 10, 2004, Newsweek

Disease tightens grip in Illinois: Doctors, researchers look for right mix of public policy, prevention to lower the state's rising mortality rate
September 27, 2004, Chicago Tribune

Doctors have pieces, but disease still puzzle: Genes play a role, but we don't know which ones; drugs can control it, but we don't know why they work
September 27, 2004, Chicago Tribune

College survival tips for allergies and asthma
Released July 6, 2004 by the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

Early Childhood Ear Infections Linked to Asthma
Released May 10, 2004 by the American College of Chest Physicians

Asthma All Year? Smoking Parents May be to Blame
Released May 3, 2004 by Newswise (Source: University of Michigan Health System)

Quinn presents the “Illinois Asthma Initiative” to combat asthma epidemic
Released July 21, 2003 by the Illinois Government News Network