; and (2) disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma. (b) Development of State strategic plans for asthma control The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall collaborate with State and local health departments to develop State strategic plans for asthma control incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations. (c) Compilation of data (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with State and local health departments, shall— (A) conduct asthma surveillance activities to collect data on the prevalence and severity of asthma, the effectiveness of public health asthma interventions, and the quality of asthma management, including— (i) collection of data on or among people with asthma to monitor the impact on health and quality of life; (ii) surveillance of health care facilities; and (iii) collection of data from electronic health records or other electronic communications; and (B) compile and annually publish data regarding— (i) the prevalence of childhood asthma; (ii) the child mortality rate of asthma; (iii) the number of hospital admissions and emergency department visits by children associated with asthma nationally, disaggregated by State, age, sex, race, and ethnicity; (iv) the prevalence of adult asthma; (v) the adult mortality rate of asthma