00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.840918 CaOODSP 20221107151948 cr ||||||||||| 170802s2018 oncdo #ob f000 0 eng d 978-0-660-09274-4 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- HP35-90/2018E-PDF Report from the Canadian chronic disease surveillance system [electronic resource] : asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Canada, 2018. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Canada, 2018 Ottawa : Public Health Agency of Canada, 2018. iv, 54 p. : graphs, photographs "Publication date: March 2018." Issued also in French under title: Rapport du système canadien de surveillance des maladies chroniques : l’asthme et la maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique (MPOC) au Canada, 2018. Includes bibliographical references. "Breathing is something many people take for granted. However, in Canada, 3.8 million people over the age of one are living with asthma and 2.0 million are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), both of which can impact a person’s ability to breathe. Individuals living with asthma or COPD may experience impaired participation in daily life, school, work, and social activities. Collectively, there is also an impact in terms of lost productivity and health care costs, especially considering the increasing prevalence of both asthma and COPD"--Executive summary, p. 1. gccst Chronic diseases gccst Health promotion gccst Health indicators Public Health Agency of Canada. Rapport du système canadien de surveillance des maladies chroniques (CaOODSP)9.840922 PDF 4.98 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/aspc-phac/HP35-90-2018-eng.pdf Pub. : 170182