RAMP Digest, May 16, 2013
Events
Promote Asthma Awareness Month with a Wide Variety of Resources, Tools, and Materials
Webinar to Highlight Findings from New California Asthma Data; 5/28
Webinar To Feature Winners of National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management; 5/28
Opportunities
Family Clinic Hiring Community Health Worker for Pediatric Asthma Team in Los Angeles
Resources
New Podcast Series Launched: “Conversations for Advancing Action”
CalEPA Releases Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool
Studies and Reports
New Comprehensive Data Report Showcases Burden of Asthma in California
Study Assesses Asthma Care Improvements Associated with Community Coalitions
Abuse during Childhood and Adolescence Linked to Adult-Onset Asthma in African American Women
American Lung Association Issues “State of the Air” Report for Counties across the U.S.
Air Pollution from Freeways Travels Farther than Previously Understood, New Data Show
Survey Examines Use of Medication in Critically Ill Pediatric Asthma Patients
More Evidence Links Exposure to Air Pollution and Tobacco Smoke to Later Wheezing in Children
