Resources
Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk Karen Cohn, MS, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Senior Public Health Consultant and former Program Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program, released a January, 2021, presentation on reducing airborne virus transmission risk. The slides can be found here and here. The presentation includes: what we know about airborne transmission of COVID-19; using ventilation […]
- Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk
- EPA Releases “Meeting Current School Health Challenges and Beyond: New Tools to Assess and Address IAQ Healthy and Safety” Online
- 2020 USAsthma Summit Available Online
- American Lung Association Releases Best Practices in Virtual Asthma Management Webinar
- Scientists Collaborate on FAQs To Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission
- CA Dept. of Public Health Releases Resources on Mold Complaints and Enforcement
- Inequitable Access to Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Asthma Management Academy Releases Recording on How California Asthma Home Visiting Programs are Adapting to COVID-19
- Wildfire Smoke and Asthma
- AAAAI Research Summary Finds No to Little Risk for Asthma and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
- Additional Data on Asthma in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19
- Wildfire Season Preparations
Studies and Reports
Learning Efficacy of Virtual Reality Simulation for Nursing Students Caring for Children with Asthma The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health features an article in its November 2020 edition investigating the learning effects of virtual reality simulation for nursing students caring with children with asthma. Researchers compared three different educational modalities of nursing care, one with virtual reality simulation, one with high-fidelity simulation, and one with both. […]
- Learning Efficacy of Virtual Reality Simulation for Nursing Students Caring for Children with Asthma
- Researchers Examine Impacts of Indoor Air Quality on Quality of Life
- The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Asthma
- One Study Shows Asthma Associated with Decreased Risk of COVID-19 in Children
- Wildfire Smoke Associated with Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
- Study Assesses Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children
- Article Examines Treatment for Children with Severe Therapy-Resistant Asthma
- AAFA Releases Asthma Disparities in America: A Roadmap to Reducing Burden on Racial and Ethnic Minorities
- Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas
- Thunderstorm-Related Respiratory Illnesses Among Older Adults
- ASHRAE Releases Report on Damp Buildings, Human Health and HVAC Design
- Economic Cost of Respiratory Conditions for Adults in America
Opportunities
Webinar: Solutions for Managing In-Home Environmental Asthma Triggers During the Pandemic; 1/26/21 The Environmental Protection Agency will be hosting a live panel discussion titled, “Solutions for Managing In-Home Environmental Asthma Triggers During the Pandemic,” on Tuesday, January 26th, 2020, from 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Time. The webinar will feature multiple experts from around the country, including RAMP’s own Anne Kelsey Lamb, to discuss strategies and lessons about […]
- Webinar: Solutions for Managing In-Home Environmental Asthma Triggers During the Pandemic; 1/26/21
- Applications for EPA’s National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management Now Open; 2/1
- California Department of Public Health Seeks Climate Change & Health Equity Health Program Specialist