RAMP Digest – August 19, 2010
Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (RAMP) is a collaborative that promotes strategies for reducing asthma through a broad and comprehensive approach, which includes clinical management and environmental protection. RAMP brings together diverse partners such as public health and community-based organizations, schools, medical providers, and environmental health and justice groups to join forces in reducing the burden of asthma with a focus on communities inequitably affected by the disease.
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19 August 2010
FUNDING & POLICY UPDATES
Ramp Announces the 2010-2011 Legacy Grants Selection
Update on the Demand for Higher Green House Gas Reduction Targets for the Bay Area
EVENTS
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Hosts Symposium on Climate Change; September 17th
STUDIES & RESOURCES
APHA Fact Sheets on How Transportation Policy Affects Health
Race and Ethnicity Still a Factor in Asthma Prevalence among Insured Children
The Impact of 100% Smoke-Free Environment Legislation on Respiratory Function among Workers in Argentina
Short-Term Effects of Particulate Matter on Respiratory Health of Asthmatic Children
Expanded Asthma Education Programs Not Costly
Why Farm Children Seem to be Protected from Hay Fever
How Asthma Influences the Daily Life of Children
Work Related Asthma Study in Australia

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