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Asthma is a serious disease that affects people of all ages. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified asthma prevalence in Washington among the highest in the nation. About 400,000 adults and 120,000 youth in Washington have asthma and this translates into one in 10 households with children, one in 10 women, and one in 14 men. Because of advances in asthma treatment, the death rate is steadily dropping. At the same time, health care resources for people with uncontrolled asthma are climbing.