Community Assessment 2020-2025

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency 2020-2025
ASTHMA
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports:
• Nearly 26 million people have asthma.
• Asthma is linked to 3,388 deaths a year.
• Asthma is the 3rd leading cause of children’s hospitalization.
• Black Americans are 2–3 times more likely to die from asthma than any other racial or
ethnic group.
• Asthma costs the United States an estimated $56 billion each year.
• Medicaid spends more than $9 billion dollars per year treating asthma.
In Sacramento County, approximately 209,000 children and adults have been diagnosed with
asthma, of which 83.1% have not received a written management asthma plan from a health care
provider. (cdph.ca.gov/California Breathing 2016)
Air Quality and Asthma
In 2016. Sacramento County had 23 days with Ozone levels above regulatory standards. In
comparison, the average for California was 22. Ozone levels above the regulatory standards have
shown to affect children by causing an increased risk for heart disease, respiratory problems,
cancer, and other health risks (Kidsdata.org, 2019).
The following chart compares the trend of children being diagnosed with asthma in Sacramento
County with California.
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2005 2007 2009 2011-2012 2013-2014 2015-2016
California
Sacramento County
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