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Article Examines Medication Use of Schools for Best Practices
In the February 2020 edition of the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, an article investigates how best to utilize medications in schools for students with chronic conditions and in emergency situations. Researchers conducted a systematic review of articles to investigate how schools can be more active in optimizing care of their students by being…
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Article Examines Effect of Location on Daily Exposures to Particulate Matter
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has released an article in their December 2019 edition examining the differences of particulate matter concentration based on location. To investigate this, researchers worked with eighteen youth participants from different neighborhoods wearing portable particulate matter monitors. The amount of particulate matter they were exposed to was…
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Impacts of Particulate Matter on Asthma Patient Quality of Life
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health included an article in its July 2019 edition examining the effects of higher concentrations of particulate matter on the quality of life for patients with asthma. Researchers recorded particulate matter concentrations for three hundred adult asthma patients for two weeks. They then gave an Asthma Quality…
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National Center for Healthy Housing Releases State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets
The National Center for Healthy Housing has released the newest version of their State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets. These fact sheets discuss the housing and housing-related health issues of every state in the United States, along with the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States as a whole. In addition, they’ve released…
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CPSTF Recommends School-Based Self-Management Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Asthma
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends school-based asthma self-management interventions to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits among children and adolescents with asthma. The recommendation is based on a systematic review conducted by a team of specialists who assessed evidence from 30 studies. School-based self-management interventions for asthma control are likely to reduce…
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California Healthy Housing Coalition: 2020 Annual Meeting
Registration for the 2020 California Healthy Housing Coalition’s Annual Meeting is now closed. If you have any additional questions, please contact Brandon Kitagawa at brandon@rampasthma.org/. Thank you!
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Study Examines Effectiveness of Step-Up Therapy in Black Children and Adults with Asthma
The September 2019 volume of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article examining the impacts of long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) and increased glucocorticoids in black patients. Researchers conducted two prospective, randomized, double-blind trials, one with children and the other with adolescents and adults. Children’s Hospital of Oakland was one of the sites for this…
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Study Investigates Ventilation Rates in California Classrooms
An article published in the January 2020 volume of Building and Environment investigates recent retrofits of HVAC equipment for proper ventilation rates in California schools. Researchers measured CO2 concentration, room and supply air temperature, relative humidity, and door opening in 104 classrooms that had been retrofitted with new HVAC units. They found that 51% of…
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Effects of Community Health Workers on Asthma Health Outcomes
In the July 2019 edition of BMC Public Health, researchers examine the effects of community health workers on health outcomes of children with asthma. In order to investigate the impacts, 290 participants were split into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received educational intervention led by community health workers. When the…
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Families USA Releases “Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations”
Families USA has published a report examining the effectiveness and versatility of community health workers. The report utilizes new evidence from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s studies. In addition, it contains 12 equity-focused and evidence-based policy recommendations, and 4 recommendations on how to improve research. For more information and to view the report, click here.
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City Health Dashboard Provides Health and Related Data for Large US Cities
The Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health has updated its City Health Dashboard. The Dashboard is a free online data resource featuring over 35 measures of health and the drivers of health for the largest 500 US cities. The measures available can help advocates and agencies across the country with issues such as lead…
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EPA Releases Online Course, “Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health” with Continuing Education Credits
The US Environmental Protection Agency has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in developing a new online course, “Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health.” The course is free and available online, and includes information on wildfire smoke including health effects, air quality, actions to take before and during a wildfire, and more.…