Working Together to Reduce the Burden of Asthma
Our mission is to reduce the burden of asthma with a focus on health equity. Emphasizing both prevention and management, we build capacity, create linkages, and mobilize networks to advocate for policy and systems changes targeting the root causes of asthma disparities.
What’s New at RAMP
Policy Action Alerts
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The National Asthma Control Program Is Still at Risk; Help Protect This Valuable Resource
Like many of you, we continue to track the federal funding landscape and to advocate for funding for programs that improve the lives of people with asthma. Today, we’re sharing an update and some additional actions that we can all take. We’ve shared before that the future of the National Asthma Control Program (NACP) is…
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Protect and Advocate for the National Asthma Control Program
Created in 1999, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Asthma Control Program (NACP) has helped to improve the quality of asthma clinical care, increased the effectiveness of asthma management in school, supported policies to reduce air pollution, and strengthened systems to sustain asthma home visiting services. Those gains are now at extreme risk:…
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The Dual Threat: Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat
The increased frequency and severity of recent wildfire smoke events has had a major impact on those with asthma, severely limiting their activities and increasing the risk of asthma exacerbations, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations. In response, RAMP has created a range of tools to help support people with asthma prepare for and limit the…
Promoting Asthma Management
Asthma Action Plans
An asthma self-management tool available in four languages
California Asthma Home
Visiting Program Directory
Designed to help providers, plans, and others connect with asthma home visiting programs in their communities