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New Map Shows Where Californians Can Find Relief During Air Quality Emergencies
The California Air Resources Board has launched an interactive, statewide map that offers a one-stop-shop for information about the location and services available at Clean Air Centers, where communities can seek refuge during times of poor air quality, including periods of intense wildfire smoke. Built in collaboration with local air quality control districts, the online…
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Efficacy of Do-It-Yourself Portable Air Cleaners
In the June 2024 edition of Atmospheric Environment, an article examines the efficacy of do-it-yourself portable air cleaners. Researchers measured particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and more in communities exposed to wildfire and wood stove smoke while using do-it-yourself and commercial portable air cleaners. They found a reduction in particulate matter for both types of air…
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American Lung Association 2024 Asthma Care Coverage Webinar Recording Now Available
The American Lung Association hosted a webinar on May 2, 2024, providing an overview of annual data on Medicaid coverage and barriers to guidelines-based asthma care. The webinar recording contains data based on the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines, and also provides information about opportunities to expand asthma care through Medicaid services in…
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Funding Opportunity: Pacific Environment 2024 Grant Applications to Reduce Ship and Port Pollution Now Open; Letter of Intent Deadline 7/31
Pacific Environment has opened its 2024 grant applications for organizations to support work on ending ship and port pollution. Frontline organizations, community-based groups, and environmental justice organizations are encouraged to apply to help create safer and thriving port communities. Grant requests can be of any size, with the previous funding opportunity’s average grant size being…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: An Update on Guidelines-Based Practices in Asthma Management
On June 11, 2024, the RAMP CHW meeting focused on “An Update on Guidelines-Based Practices in Asthma Management,” presented by Dr. Andi Marmor, Pediatric Asthma/Allergy Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco. Slides from her presentation can be found here. The meeting recording is here. For more information, or to be added…
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CA Healthy Housing Coalition Hosting Webinar on Tenant Protections from Wildfire Smoke; 6/24
The California Healthy Housing Coalition’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Workgroup is hosting a series of webinars for tenant-serving organizations focused on IAQ, health, and tenants’ rights. This month the Workgroup will host a session focused on wildfire smoke with practical advice on ways tenants can protect themselves during wildfire smoke event. The webinar is scheduled…
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La importancia de tener un purificador de aire- The importance of having an air purifier- Veronica’s story
The Farmworker women & Respiratory Exposure to Smoke from Swamp Cooler Air (FRESSCA–Mujeres) project is a collaboration with the Public Health Institute (PHI), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) to assess exposures to air pollutants among 50 female agricultural workers in Fresno, Kern, and…
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USC’s Environmental Justice Research Lab Studies Truck-Related Traffic and Pollution
The Environmental Justice Research Lab at the University of Southern California, along with the Southern California Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research Translation, the Viterbi School of Engineering, and the Coalition for a Safe Environment studied truck traffic in Wilmington in the South Bay, Los Angeles. Using infrared cameras, the researchers counted trucks and found…
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Researchers Examine Associations Between COVID and Asthma
Pediatrics contained an article in its April 2024 issue examining whether COVID infections modified pediatric asthma risk. Researchers used a sample of 27,423 children aged 1 – 16 over an 18 month observation window and found COVID “was not associated with new asthma diagnosis in children within the observation period.” They did find that being…
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Racial Disparities in Asthma Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Hospital Pediatrics’ May 2024 edition includes an article examining how racial disparities can affect hospitalization and emergency department visits for asthma. Using Medicaid claims data, the study included 279,985 children diagnosed with asthma and found Black children with asthma had increased rates of asthma hospitalization and emergency department visits. After adjusting for other characteristics, “the…
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American Lung Association Releases 2024 State of the Air Report
The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report for 2024 was released at the end of April 2024 making it the 25th annual release of the document. The report analyzes data from official air quality monitors and compiles the results. It includes score cards for the cleanest and most polluted cities, statistics regarding…
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“Weatherization’s Effects on Pediatric Asthma: Evidence from a Natural Experiment” Webinar Resources and Recording Now Available
RAMP’s Director, Anne Kelsey Lamb, and other experts spoke at a US Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Environment Division webinar focusing on “Weatherization’s Effects on Pediatric Asthma: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.” The webinar focused on maximizing impact with limited funds by partnering with programs such as weatherization, as well as evidence from an important natural…