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Compared to Distribution

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate due to Pediatric Asthma

County: Arlington
Measurement Period: 2020-2022
This indicator shows the age-adjusted hospitalization rate due to asthma per 10,000 population under 18 years. Asthma cases with a secondary diagnosis of cystic fibrosis or other respiratory anomalies are excluded.

Why is this important?

Asthma in children is a serious public health problem in the US; it is one of the most common long-term diseases in children. The National Health Interview Survey has found that persons under 18 years have higher rates of asthma than any other age group. Asthma in children results in missed days of school, limitations on daily activities, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations. Moreover, asthma disproportionately affects low-income and minority children.

Asthma is a condition in which a person's air passages become inflamed, and the narrowing of the respiratory passages makes it difficult to breathe. Symptoms can include tightness in the chest, coughing, and wheezing. These symptoms are often brought on by exposure to inhaled allergens, such as dust, pollen, mold, cigarette smoke, and animal dander, or by exertion and stress. Reducing exposure to poor housing conditions, traffic pollution, secondhand smoke and other factors impacting air quality can help prevent asthma and asthma attacks. There is no cure for asthma, but for most people, the symptoms can be managed through a combination of long-term medication prevention strategies and short-term quick relievers. In some cases, however, asthma symptoms are severe enough to warrant hospitalization, and can result in death.

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0.9
hospitalizations/ 10,000 population under 18 years
Source: Virginia Health Information
Measurement period: 2020-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: March 2024
Filter(s) for this location: State: Virginia
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Technical note: Rates were calculated using Claritas population estimates. Rates based on fewer than 12 hospitalizations or a population of less than 300 are not reported to ensure patient confidentiality.
More details:
Virginia Health Information (VHI) has provided non-confidential patient level information used in this analysis which was compiled in accordance with Virginia law. VHI has no authority to independently verify this data. By accepting this data the requester agrees to assume all risks that may be associated with or arise from the use of inaccurately submitted data. VHI edits data received and is responsible for the accuracy of assembling this information, but does not represent that the subsequent use of this data was appropriate or endorse or support any conclusions of inferences that may be drawn from the use of this data.

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Change in methodology for 2013-2015:
Due to the introduction of ICD-10 in October 2015, 2013-2015 data should not be compared to previous or following time periods.
Change in methodology for 2014-2016:
Due to the introduction of ICD-10 in October 2015, 2014-2016 data should not be compared to previous or following time periods.
Change in methodology for 2015-2017:
Due to the introduction of ICD-10 in October 2015, 2015-2017 data should not be compared to previous or following time periods.
Change in methodology for 2016-2018:
Due to complete coding of patient records in ICD-10, 2016-2018 data should not be compared to previous time periods.
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Filed under: Health / Respiratory Diseases, Health / Children's Health, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Clinical Care, Infants, Children, Teens