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  • Implementing Medi-Cal Policies in Support of Asthma Home Visiting Services

    In 2022, as a result of advocacy led by RAMP and partners, Medi-Cal – California’s Medicaid system – adopted two nationally-leading policies to increase access to asthma home visiting services for low-income Californians with poorly controlled asthma. Now, our attention has shifted to ensure those policies are implemented as effectively as possible.   What are the…

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  • Resources to Reduce Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

    With the arrival of summer and the start of wildfire season, we’re highlighting ways that people with asthma can reduce their exposure. Recognizing that wildfire smoke – a complex mixture of air pollutants – is unhealthy to breathe and can be especially dangerous for people with asthma, we are committed to helping asthma stakeholders prepare…

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  • Celebrate National Healthy Homes Month!

    Join RAMP and the California Healthy Housing Coalition (CHHC) in celebrating National Healthy Homes Month in June! As part of national Healthy Homes Month activities, CHHC is hosting a series of webinars. These webinars are designed to focus on practical information to help tenant-serving organizations support tenants facing healthy housing challenges. These sessions will be…

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  • Three Years Later: What We Know About COVID-19 and Asthma

    For the past three years, asthma researchers and other stakeholders have been working to understand and address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with asthma. Much of the research has led to more questions than answers. So, we were pleased to see the release this month – Asthma Awareness Month – of a…

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  • Celebrating New Landmark Clean Air Policies in California

    May is Asthma Awareness Month, and we can think of no better way to mark the occasion than to celebrate recent decisions by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that will improve the air and help people breathe easier. Late last week, CARB adopted two groundbreaking regulations that will significantly reduce pollution from freight transportation,…

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  • The Future of Healthcare and Indoor Air Quality

    The healthcare sector can play a critical role in improving the indoor environment for people with poorly controlled asthma. Recent policy wins in California and elsewhere underscore this important relationship. But even as RAMP works to successfully implement California’s asthma home visiting policies, and support groups doing similar work in other states, there’s the question…

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  • Updated California Directory of In-Home Asthma Services

    As part of our Health Care Equity goal, we continue to support asthma home visiting programs, Medi-Cal managed care plans, and other partners to effectively implement California’s groundbreaking policies: Asthma Remediation and Asthma Preventive Services. No matter where you are in the process, we can support your work through no-cost Technical Assistance to stakeholders across…

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  • Gas Stoves and Asthma

    Gas cooking stoves – so common across much of the United States – may play an outsized role in increased risk of asthma among children. In a study recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, researchers estimate over 12% of current childhood asthma is attributed to gas stove use. That…

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