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  • EPA’s Air Quality Flag Program Helps Organizations Respond to Poor Air Quality 

    The Air Quality Flag Program uses brightly colored flags based on the U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) to notify people and their communities about outdoor air quality conditions. Organizations raise a flag each day that corresponds to their local air quality forecast. Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Air Quality Flag Program…

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  • US Department of Energy’s Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign Offers Air Sensors to Schools and Districts 

    The US Department of Energy’s Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign is now offering schools and districts use of air monitors. Available monitors can measure particulate matter, carbon dioxide, temperature, and humidity, and the Campaign will guide users through the process of using them.  For more information about the Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign, click here. …

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  • EPA’s Child Asthma Risk Assessment Tool Generates Personalized Risk Profile for Children with Asthma 

    The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Asthma Community Network has released the Child Asthma Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT), an app for generating a personalized risk profile for children with asthma. Utilizing information provided by patients and health care providers, CARAT helps identify and prioritize individuals’ unique asthma risk factors. The tool also provides information about how…

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  • RAMP CHW Meeting: Helping Clients Protect Their Health During Extreme Heat

    On September 6, 2023, Daniel Woo, Team Lead, Climate Change & Health Equity Section, and Abigail Ramirez, Health Program Specialist, with the California Department of Public Health Office of Health Equity, presented “Helping Clients Protect Their Health During Extreme Heat.” To view the full presentation, click here. To view the slides from the presentation, click…

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  • CDC Releases New Data as Part of PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates) Initiative

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new data as part of its PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates) initiative. This data includes several new years of information on 36 health-related measures for every county, city, and census tract in the US. Interactive maps allow you to view health-related measures on a…

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  • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Releases Breathe 4 Baby Resources

    The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, along with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, published a set of tools and resources to help pregnant and lactating people with asthma. The toolkit includes a specialized asthma action plan, as well as an asthma control test, and is available in both English and Spanish. …

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  • RAMP CHW Meeting – Community Air Quality Monitoring

    David Chang, MA, Project Coordinator/Health Educator with Tracking California, a program of the Public Health Institute, in partnership with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, presented “Community Air Quality Monitoring.” on August 15, 2023. To view the full presentation, click here. RAMP…

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  • Drug Manufacturer Cipla Announces Albuterol Recall

    The drug manufacturer Cipla announced a voluntary recall of several batches of Albuterol inhalers out of concerns they won’t provide the recommended medication dose. For more information on the specific inhalers, click here.

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  • RAMP CHW Meeting – Racial Inequities in Asthma Care-History, Findings and Opportunities for Solutions

    Dr. Sande Okelo with the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine,  at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles., presented “Racial Inequities in Asthma Care – History, Findings and Opportunities for Solutions.” on July 19, 2023. To view the full presentation, click here. RAMP hosts regular convenings for CHWs, promotoras,…

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