What’s New at RAMP
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RAMP’s Roundup: Check Out Our Progress Over the Last Several Months
As the summer begins to head toward fall (and we all wonder where the time went!), here’s a RAMP roundup of the last several months. As always, these and other activities aim to advance our mission to reduce the burden of asthma with a focus on health equity. We appreciate our partnerships with so many…
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Resources to Reduce Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
With the arrival of summer and the start of wildfire season, we’re highlighting ways that people with asthma can reduce their exposure. Recognizing that wildfire smoke – a complex mixture of air pollutants – is unhealthy to breathe and can be especially dangerous for people with asthma, we are committed to helping asthma stakeholders prepare…
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Local and State Innovation Driving Healthier Homes: Highlights from the 2026 National Lead and Healthy Housing Conference
From left to right: Amanda Reddy (NCHH), Meridith Mueller (Wisconsin DHS), Yvette Mitchell (Cleveland DPH), Joel Ervice (RAMP), and Mayor Nathaniel Booker (Village of Maywood). At the 2026 National Lead and Healthy Housing Conference, Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), longtime friends and partners, supported two dynamic panels that…
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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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Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country
In May 2026, RAMP and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released an expanded resource, Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country that includes new content added to the original 2025 tool. Despite robust evidence about the impact of home-based asthma services, programs historically have had to rely on unstable grant funding to provide…
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Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country Webinar
Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) hosted an Asthma Awareness Month webinar on Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country on May 13, 2026. Asthma home visiting is an evidence-based intervention proven to reduce healthcare costs and improve asthma outcomes. Despite robust evidence of their impact,…
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Event Recording: 2026 Community Action to Fight Asthma Virtual Asthma Summit
On May 5-6, 2026, RAMP hosted the 2026 Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Virtual Summit! This biannual event brings together asthma stakeholders from across California for capacity-building, peer learning, and collective action. 2026 CAFA Summit Details: 2026 CAFA Summit Resources:
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Addressing and Preventing Pests with Healthier Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Approaches
Pests like rodents and cockroaches are common asthma triggers that need to be addressed. But the conventional approaches of addressing pests by spraying pesticides also make asthma worse and can contribute to a range of other health problems. The tools below– for residents, asthma home visitors, and landlords– were developed to support the use of…
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Hear from Medi-Cal Members, Providers, and Home Visiting Program Staff Benefiting from Asthma Home Visiting
Medi-Cal’s asthma home visiting services – Asthma Preventive Services (APS) and Asthma Remediation (AR) – improve health outcomes, decrease healthcare utilization, and reduce health disparities. Increasing utilization of these services will help reduce the burden of asthma and promote health equity in California. Read testimonials and stories about the impact of asthma home visiting services…