Resources
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EPA Produces What is Indoor Air Quality? Factsheet
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a factsheet, “What is Indoor Air Quality?” to share what indoor air quality is, common sources and factors that can impact indoor air quality, and best practices for improving and maintaining good indoor air quality. Review and download an English Version of the factsheet. Review and download a…
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EPA Releases a How to Build a DIY Air Cleaner Video
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demonstrates how to build a DIY air cleaner of your own that can be used during emergencies, such as wildfires, and in other situations when products of known performance (like commercially available portable air cleaners) are not available or affordable in the video, “Do It Yourself! How to Build…
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Updated tools and resources to support implementation of Medi-Cal’s asthma home visiting services
RAMP has developed a wide range of resources to help asthma home visiting programs as well as managed care plans to better understand and implement Medi-Cal’s asthma home visiting policies, including: We can also develop tools in response to specific needs your organization may have. For example, we’ve developed draft scripts for client outreach, a…
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Recording: Managing Indoor Air Quality Before and During Wildfire Smoke Events: Smoke-Ready Schools
On April 15, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted the Managing Indoor Air Quality Before and During Wildfire Smoke Events: Smoke-Ready Schools webinar to provide public health and safety professionals, facility managers, and school administrators with actionable strategies and technical resources to prepare for and respond to wildfire smoke events using the EPA’s…
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Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country
Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and the National Center for Healthy Housing are pleased to share our resource, Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country. Despite robust evidence about the impact of home-based services, asthma home visiting programs historically have had to rely on unstable grant funding…
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May is Asthma Awareness Month!
If you want to increase awareness about asthma in your community, the US Environmental Protection Agency developed these ready-to-use tools and resources and the California Department of Public Health developed a CB Asthma Awareness Month web page. If you want to increase the impact of your program, access RAMP’s resources and support including:
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Advancing the Role of CHWs and Promotoras in Asthma Management: What We’re Doing
As a core part of our Health Care Equity goal, RAMP advocates for policies and programs to integrate CHWs and promotoras into the health care system, focusing on Medi-Cal given the disproportionate impact of asthma on low-income communities. RAMP also works to build the capacity of CHWs and promotoras to improve asthma management. Why CHWs and Promotoras? Community Health Workers…
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Supporting Asthma Awareness All May Long
The EPA offers helpful tools to support asthma awareness in your school or community for Asthma Awareness Month. Explore resources like an event planning kit, educational graphics on indoor asthma triggers and how to manage them, the Managing Asthma in the School Environment guide, and much more. Let’s work together to spread the word and…
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Releases 2025 Allergy Capitals Report
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has released its 2025 edition of its Allergy Capitals Report. The report explores how challenging it is to live with seasonal allergies in the top 100 U.S. cities. More than 100 million people in the United States live with various types of allergies every year. Many of…