Join us on November 18th at 11am for a session on Asthma and Pregnancy presented by Dr. Jennifer Namazy, Board-Certified Allergist and Immunologist with Scripps Clinic Medical Group. For more information, contact anne@rampasthma.org.
Please join us at 2pm Pacific Time on December 10th for a review of the basics of asthma, education, and communication as outlined by the NHLBI guidelines, presented by Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH, The Michael I. Cohen, M.D., University Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.…
On October 21st, we hosted an interactive presentation by Kevin Kennedy, director of Healthy Indoors Training and Consulting. Mr. Kennedy is an environmental health scientist with over 30 years’ experience, including 21 years working at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Healthy indoor air is a goal of asthma home visiting programs; understanding the role of ventilation…
On September 10th, we hosted a session on Self-Care for Asthma Home Visitors with Brooke Briggance, Program Director of Cypress Resilience Project. Doing the work we do in the community can take a toll on our health and wellbeing. Toxic stress and burn out are real for community health workers, so we need strategies to…
On August 18, 2025, the RAMP CHW Meeting focused on Motivational Interviewing. Christine Schudel, MSW, MPH, Program Manager, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, conducted this interactive training. A recording can be found here. Materials on Motivational Interviewing can be found here. For additional information, reach out to Anne Kelsey Lamb at anne@rampasthma.org.
On July 1st, the RAMP CHW meeting featured a panel discussion on identifying and addressing asthma triggers during home visits, highlighting the best practices and experiences of three asthma home visitors. Panelists included: Victor Magallon with Watts Healthcare based in Los Angeles Isamay Pasilla with Comite Civico del Valle based in Brawley Alexa Silva with…
