Resources
Protecting Kids from Wildfire Smoke — Actions for California Schools As researchers uncover greater health consequences of wildfire smoke exposure, especially in youth, California schools are being called on to adapt, improving infrastructure to protect kids against this and other impending climate impacts on health. Partners from across the state, including Stanford University and RAMP, produced this fact sheet in late 2021 to support schools […]
- Protecting Kids from Wildfire Smoke — Actions for California Schools
- CDPH Highlights Regulations Protecting Workers from Wildfire Smoke
- Webinar Recording: “Freight Automation: Dangers, Threats, and Opportunities for Health and Equity”
- Moving Forward Network Releases “Making the Case for Zero-Emission Solutions in Freight: Community Voices for Equity and Environmental Justice Report”
- Webinar Recording: Clear Skies, Healthy Lungs: Policies to Improve California’s Air Quality
- Advice on Preparing for Wildfire Season from the American Lung Association
- Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Releases Report on Electrification and Emission Reductions in Housing
- US EPA Updates Indoor Air Quality Webpage with New Guidance
- ASHRAE Releases Planning Framework for Protecting Commercial Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire Events
- EPA Releases Asthma-Friendly Schools Webinar for Viewing Online
- California Breathing Releases Asthma Racial Inequities in California Infographic
- California Breathing Releases Asthma Inequities in California Children Infographic
Studies and Reports
Review Examines Housing Impact on Asthma Disparities The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology’s November 2021 edition contains an article examining the impact housing, as a social determinant of health, can have on asthma disparities. Researchers note that “In many minority communities, poor housing conditions and value are a legacy of historical policies and practices imbued with structural racism, including redlining, displacement, […]
- Review Examines Housing Impact on Asthma Disparities
- Nursing Students Help Reduce ‘Asthma Van’ No-Shows using Telehealth
- Study Confirms Fine Particulate Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects People of Color in the United States
- Inhaled Budesonide Shows Promise as a Treatment of Early COVID-19
- Freight Automation: Dangers, Threats, and Opportunities for Health and Equity
- Study Highlights Associations Between Environmental Chemicals and Asthma
- Researchers Examine Environmental and Lifestyle Determinants of Asthma Using Exposome Approach
- Admissions to US Hospitals Decreased in 2020 Across an Array of Pediatric Conditions, Including Asthma
- Multi-national Study on the Interplay between COVID-19 Pandemic and Asthma
- Research Focuses on Car Air Fresheners, Essential Oils and the Connection to Asthma
- Study Examines Global, Regional, and National Health Burden Associated with Exposure to Household Air Pollution
- Intersectional Relationships Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Asthma
Opportunities
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Hosts 2022 Annual Meeting; 2/25/22 – 2/28/22 The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has announced its 2022 Annual Meeting for February 25th – 28th in Phoenix, Arizona. The event is now accepting abstracts and case reports. More information on how to submit abstracts, as well as information from this year’s event, can be found here.
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Hosts 2022 Annual Meeting; 2/25/22 – 2/28/22
- American Lung Association Seeking National Specialist on Health Policy
- Environmental Health Coalition is Seeking an Air Quality Director
- California Department of Public Health Seeks Climate Change & Health Equity Health Program Specialist