Other Resources
One of our core strategies at RAMP is to keep the asthma field abreast of best practices, timely opportunities, and emerging research in order to build capacity for reducing the inequitable burden of asthma. We do this by cultivating an extensive hub of asthma-related information across a wide range of topics, including asthma management and healthcare, housing, air pollution, schools, the built environment, and more.
The resources that you’ll see below were published by partner organizations, agencies, and research institutions. Most of these resources are tailored for those who serve people with asthma, including clinicians, home visitors, community representatives, environmental health specialists, asthma educators, healthy housing representatives, environmental health and justice advocates, and many others. To specifically see resources created by RAMP, check out RAMP Tools & Publications.
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CPSTF Recommends School-Based Self-Management Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Asthma
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends school-based asthma self-management interventions to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits among children and adolescents with asthma. The recommendation is based on a systematic review conducted by a team of specialists who assessed evidence from 30 studies. School-based self-management interventions for asthma control are likely to reduce…
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Families USA Releases “Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations”
Families USA has published a report examining the effectiveness and versatility of community health workers. The report utilizes new evidence from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s studies. In addition, it contains 12 equity-focused and evidence-based policy recommendations, and 4 recommendations on how to improve research. For more information and to view the report, click here.
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City Health Dashboard Provides Health and Related Data for Large US Cities
The Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health has updated its City Health Dashboard. The Dashboard is a free online data resource featuring over 35 measures of health and the drivers of health for the largest 500 US cities. The measures available can help advocates and agencies across the country with issues such as lead…
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EPA Releases Online Course, “Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health” with Continuing Education Credits
The US Environmental Protection Agency has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in developing a new online course, “Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health.” The course is free and available online, and includes information on wildfire smoke including health effects, air quality, actions to take before and during a wildfire, and more.…
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EPA Releases “Supporting Healthy Houses of Worship: Effective, Affordable Measures to Protect the Health of Congregations and Staff”
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new booklet, “Supporting Healthy Houses of Worship: Effective, Affordable Measures to Protect the Health of Congregations and Staff.” The booklet has a special focus on children’s health and is designed to help places of worship be able to take action to reduce environmental health risks. The…
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CITRIS Policy Lab Publishes Health, Wildfires & Climate Change in California White Paper
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute collaborated with the California Institute for Energy and Environment in the Spring of 2019 to host a large workshop on the health impacts of wildfires. This workshop pulled together UC Berkeley faculty and students with practitioners from local governments,…
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Greenlining Institute and California’s Energy Efficiency for All Release “Equitable Building Electrification: A Framework for Powering Resilient Communities”
The Greenlining Institute and California’s Energy Efficiency for All have partnered together to produce a new report, “Equitable Building Electrification: A Framework for Powering Resilient Communities.” The report examines and highlights the benefits for low-income residents of moving away from gas in buildings. The report looks closely at electrification, which can result in cleaner air,…
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National Center for Healthy Housing Releases “Why Partner with Energy Stakeholders and Programs?
In late 2019 the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released a new resource to help asthma programs partner with energy stakeholders, Why Partner with Energy Stakeholders and Programs? This resource includes a video presentation, slides and key readings to highlight why energy programs can be of value to those working to advance and sustain in-home asthma…
