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RAMP CHW Meeting: How Digital Media Impacts Patient Asthma Care Decisions; 1/24
On January 24th at 12pm Pacific Time, RAMP hosted a CHW Meeting on “How Digital Media Impacts Patient Asthma Care Decisions,” presented by David Stukus, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director of the Food Allergy Treatment Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. This presentation highlighted the important role of CHWs…
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Study Examines How Occupation Affects Respiratory Health
Clinics in Chest Medicine contained an article in its May 2023 edition examining how occupation acts as a contributor to disparities in respiratory diseases. Noting that occupations affect financial status, healthcare access, exposure to hazardous substances, and more, the study investigates how occupational exposures contribute to asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, silicosis, coronavirus, and lung…
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Puerto Rican Black Latinx Populations in the US Have Higher Risk of Emergency Department Asthma Visits than Other Black Subpopulations
A study in the November 2023 edition of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology examines asthma morbidity rates across adults in Black ethnic subpopulations. Researchers recruited adults across the United States and Puerto Rico and asked them to self-identify their ethnicity and report asthma exacerbations requiring corticosteroids, emergency department and urgent care visits, and…
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US Environmental Protection Agency Releases Climate Change and Children’s Health and Well-Being in the United States Report
The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a report investigating climate-related environmental hazards that impact children’s health and well-being. Focusing on poor air quality, extreme heat, changes in seasonality, flooding, and infectious diseases, the report analyzes risks to children and reviews pathways in which the climate can affect children’s health. In addition, it details how…
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California Pan-Ethnic Health Network Releases Building Bridges Across Antiracist Workforces Report
The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network has released a new report focusing on antiracist work by exploring the lessons learned from Community Health Workers, Promotoras, Doulas, Peer Support Specialists, and more. Focusing on a holistic approach to healthcare, the report details ways in which community agency and lived experience can be emphasized, and also includes strategies…
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American Lung Association Issues Brief on National Ambient Air Quality Standards
More than 1 in 3 people live in counties with unhealthy air, according to the Lung Association’s 2023 “State of the Air” report. Under the Clean Air Act, there are national limits in place on many outdoor air pollutants, including particle pollution and ozone, called the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The US Environmental Protection Agency…
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RAMP’s Director Featured in Article on Importance of Electric School Buses for Reducing Pollution
A recent news article published by Grist, “Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children,” featured RAMP’s Director, Anne Kelsey Lamb. Speaking on the importance of pollution reduction for children, particularly in low-income communities and communities of color which face an inequitable pollution burden, Anne noted, “Air pollution has a cumulative effect,…
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CA’s Alameda County Public Health Department’s Asthma Start Program Seeks Temporary Social Workers
The Asthma Start home visiting program of the Alameda County Public Health Department in California is currently seeking to fill temporary Social Worker III positions. Selected candidates will be responsible for reviewing and assessing clients’ medical and psychosocial needs, linking them to resources, providing in-home environmental assessments, and conducting additional activities to achieve healthy outcomes.…
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Webinar Recording: Racism, Housing, and Asthma: A Conversation
Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) jointly hosted a conversation on December 11, 2023 on the connections between racism, housing, and asthma with three of the country’s leading practitioners and researchers in this space: Among those providing asthma home visiting services and/or working toward scaling and sustaining…
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Renovated Housing Linked to Decreased Childhood Asthma Rates
The July 2023 edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global contains an article examining the prevalence of childhood asthma in under-resourced communities undergoing housing renovations. Researchers investigated the prevalence of asthma in 7-year-olds in apartments being renovated in Cincinnati, Ohio. They found “renovation of an under-resourced community’s housing resulted in a lower…
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USAsthma Summit 2023 Recap and Presentations – including a Session by RAMP — Available Online
A summary and the presentations of the USAsthma Summit 2023, including a RAMP presentation on using in-home asthma services to address indoor environments, are now available online! Providing an up-to-date look at the state of asthma care in the US, the USAsthma Summit for 2023 was held on November 10th, in Anaheim, California. The Summit…
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A Story of Health eBook Updated with Chapter on Environmental Contributors to Asthma
Follow Brett, a nine-year-old boy who lives in Southern California, to e explore environmental factors that may be contributing to his asthma. This chapter of A Story of Health includes the latest information on asthma risk factors, indoor air pollution, and climate change among other updates. Learn about options for actions to improve respiratory health…