Percentage of African American children with Asthma in three specific Lake County school
districts in 2010.*
25%
*In 2010 the Health Department conducted an Asthma Intervention Project funded by the Health Care Foundation
of Northern Lake County. The Health Department cooperated closely with the school districts in North Chicago,
Waukegan, and Zion to distribute the Brief Pediatric Asthma Survey (BPAS) to pre-school and school age children in
those communities. The BPAS is a validated survey tool that can be used to estimate the prevalence of asthma. A
total of 4,726 surveys were returned. The results of the survey responses were that 25% of the African American
respondents answered “yes” to the question “Has a doctor or nurse ever told you that your child has asthma?”
By August, 2015, reduce the rate of adolescents and adults who have a reportable sexually
transmitted infection (chlamydia or gonorrhea) in the three (3) targeted communities (North Chicago,
Waukegan and Zion). Reduce chlamydia by 5%, from 401.8/10,000 in North Chicago; 256.9/10,000 in
Waukegan; and 307.7/10,000 in Zion. Reduce gonorrhea by 5% from 181.7/10,000 in North Chicago;
70.4/10,000 in Waukegan; and 108.3/10,000 in Zion.
Progress: Baseline Updated
The goal has been updated to read: By August, 2015, reduce the rate of adolescents and adults who have
a reportable sexually transmitted infection (chlamydia or gonorrhea) in the three (3) targeted
co