Enhancing asthma-related information for population monitoring: asthma data development plan 2005

Targeting and evaluating interventions to improve asthma outcomes, a National Health Priority Area, requires good quality and timely data. The Australian System for Monitoring Asthma, in consultation with various stakeholders, has developed a systemic plan to improve the quality of existing data. In addition to developing time-series, the plan allows for national data development to catch up for indicators that are not able to be monitored currently.