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Updated tools and resources to support implementation of Medi-Cal’s asthma home visiting services
RAMP has developed a wide range of resources to help asthma home visiting programs as well as managed care plans to better understand and implement Medi-Cal’s asthma home visiting policies, including: We can also develop tools in response to specific needs your organization may have. For example, we’ve developed draft scripts for client outreach, a…
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The National Asthma Control Program Is Still at Risk; Help Protect This Valuable Resource
Like many of you, we continue to track the federal funding landscape and to advocate for funding for programs that improve the lives of people with asthma. Today, we’re sharing an update and some additional actions that we can all take. We’ve shared before that the future of the National Asthma Control Program (NACP) is…
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Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country
Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and the National Center for Healthy Housing are pleased to share our resource, Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country. Despite robust evidence about the impact of home-based services, asthma home visiting programs historically have had to rely on unstable grant funding…
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Protect and Advocate for the National Asthma Control Program
Created in 1999, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Asthma Control Program (NACP) has helped to improve the quality of asthma clinical care, increased the effectiveness of asthma management in school, supported policies to reduce air pollution, and strengthened systems to sustain asthma home visiting services. Those gains are now at extreme risk:…
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Advancing the Role of CHWs and Promotoras in Asthma Management: What We’re Doing
As a core part of our Health Care Equity goal, RAMP advocates for policies and programs to integrate CHWs and promotoras into the health care system, focusing on Medi-Cal given the disproportionate impact of asthma on low-income communities. RAMP also works to build the capacity of CHWs and promotoras to improve asthma management. Why CHWs and Promotoras? Community Health Workers…
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Looking Ahead: RAMP’s Strategic Plan 2025-2027
We are pleased to share RAMP’s Strategic Plan for the next three years. We remain committed to targeting the inequities that lead to asthma disparities related to our goals of healthy and stable housing, healthy air, and healthcare equity for all. We’ll continue to utilize our core strategies in support of our goals. Select examples…
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RAMP’s Updated Asthma Action Plans
Central to the national Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma is the recommendation that clinicians develop a written asthma action plan in partnership with patient/family. RAMP has provided free Asthma Action Plans in multiple languages for over two decades. We work with our clinical partners to update the Asthma Action Plans periodically to…
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Webinar: Addressing Pests through Asthma Remediation
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is one of the approved services under Asthma Remediation, part of Medi-Cal’s Community Supports program. As Medi-Cal managed care plan (MCP) staff or Asthma Remediation program managers, it’s essential to understand the benefits of IPM services and how IPM services can be incorporated into Asthma Remediation. In a one-hour virtual training, RAMP and UC IPM will provide an overview…