Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Emerging Issues in Respiratory Diseases

Problems of the upper airways like rhinitis and chronic sinusitis are not covered in this article. Effective preventive measures aren't always available. Others lack the ability to track measurable objectives due to the lack of nationally representative trend data for disease prevalence and/or incidence, causal exposures, and other preventable risk factors. Future iterations of Healthy People should hopefully incorporate measurable targets for at least some of these additional respiratory dangers and diseases as preventative strategies and surveillance for respiratory hazards and diseases continue to advance.