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The COVID-19 Vaccines, Allergies and Asthma
Given that many people with asthma also have allergies, providers may receive questions from patients with asthma about possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology COVID-19 task force is providing updates on the recommendations and research. In short, at this point, the recommendations are as follows: All COVID-19…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk
Karen Cohn, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Senior Public Health Consultant and former Program Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program, presented “Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk” on February 2, 2021. To view the full presentation click here. RAMP hosts regular…
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Addressing Racism as a Root Cause in Asthma Strategy and Policy Creation
Public health leaders have long recognized the significant racial disparities in diseases like asthma. For example, African Americans have higher asthma prevalence, asthma emergency department visit and hospitalization rates, and asthma mortality than whites. In recent decades, the conversation broadened to include racial inequities – that is, the understanding that inequitable access to clean air…
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Study Examines Global, Regional, and National Health Burden Associated with Exposure to Household Air Pollution
In The Lancet, Global Health’s November 2020 issue, researchers conducted a systematic review, meta-analysis, and burden estimation study to estimate the global, regional, and national health burden associated with exposure to household air pollution. Researchers “systematically searched four databases for studies published from database inception to April 2, 2020, that evaluated the risk of adverse…
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Intersectional Relationships Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Asthma
In the November 2020 edition of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, there is an article examining how “accumulated differentials in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be associated with adult asthma by racial/ethnic groups.” To investigate, researchers used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 2009 through 2012 to investigate “differences for…
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Recording of American Lung Association’s “Asthma Guidelines Updates: A 360 Perspective” Now Available Online
The American Lung Association hosted a webinar titled, “Asthma Guidelines Updates: A 360 Perspective” on Thursday, January 14th. The webinar gave an overview of the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group. Speakers on the webinar include: Harold…
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Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk
Karen Cohn, MS, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Senior Public Health Consultant and former Program Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program, just released a presentation on reducing airborne virus transmission risk. The slides can be found here and here. The presentation includes: what we know about airborne transmission of COVID-19; using…
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Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk
Karen Cohn, MS, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Senior Public Health Consultant and former Program Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program, released a January, 2021, presentation on reducing airborne virus transmission risk. The slides can be found here and here. The presentation includes: what we know about airborne transmission of COVID-19; using ventilation…
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COVID-19 and Declining ED Visits for Asthma
As this new year begins, we hope you and your families are staying healthy. COVID-19 continues to bring loss for so many across the United States and the world. The pandemic is also having some rather surprising effects on children with asthma. New research out of Boston Children’s Hospital shows a significantly decreased incidence of…
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Declining Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Asthma and COVID-19 Shut-downs
Researchers Simoneau et al from Boston Children’s Hospital just published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society their research on the impact of COVID-19 on emergency department utilization for asthma. After adjusting for year, weeks and time period (pre- or post- shutdown), they found a significantly decreased incidence of ED visits after the COVID-19-related…
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Updated Asthma Guidelines
The long-awaited updates to the guidelines for the diagnosis, management and treatment of asthma are here! Developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines are designed to improve patient care and support informed decision making about…
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Learning Efficacy of Virtual Reality Simulation for Nursing Students Caring for Children with Asthma
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health features an article in its November 2020 edition investigating the learning effects of virtual reality simulation for nursing students caring with children with asthma. Researchers compared three different educational modalities of nursing care, one with virtual reality simulation, one with high-fidelity simulation, and one with both.…