LUNG AND ASTHMA INFORMATION AGENCY

The Lung and Asthma Information Agency, established in 1991 and funded by the National Asthma Campaign, with support from 3M Healthcare and Baker Norton, the British Lung Foundation, and the British Thoracic Society, has the aim of increasing awareness and understanding of lung disease and asthma.

Collation of statistical information has led to the establishment and development of a respiratory database. Information from this is used in the production of LAIA's factsheets, which are published six times each year. The agency also produces commissioned reports, works in collaboration with other organisations, and provides an information service for its sponsors.

LAIA's current factsheets include information on seasonal variations in asthma, showing:

• trends in asthma mortality in the elderly
• asthma prevalence in Great Britain
• trends in outdoor air pollution in the UK
• trends in hospital admissions for asthma
• trends in GP prescribing of drugs for respiratory disease

These factsheets are available from:

National Asthma Campaign
Providence House
Providence Place
London
N1 0NT

020-7226 2260

Future LAIA factsheets will look at occupational lung disease, trends in smoking, the indoor environment, and trends in asthma mortality.

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