Resources
Office of Women’s Health Releases Asthma Fact Sheet The Office of Women’s Health has released a fact sheet focused on asthma. This guide examines asthma from multiple angles and includes information on how asthma specifically affects women and pregnancy. It also includes links to multiple resources for additional information. The fact sheet is available in English here and in Spanish here.
- Office of Women’s Health Releases Asthma Fact Sheet
- US EPA Releases Preventive Maintenance Guidance Documents for School Indoor Air Quality
- Online Module “Environmental Asthma Triggers: A Training for Public Health Professionals” Now Available
- 2018 USAsthma Summit Video Now Available Online
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab Releases Brief on Reducing Repeat Hospital Visits for Children with AsthmaChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab Releases Brief on Reducing Repeat Hospital Visits for Children with Asthma
- Union of Concerned Scientists Releases Fact Sheet on Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in California
- American Lung Association Releases Coping with Wildfire Smoke
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Releases ASTHMA Care for Adults Online Course
- HUD Releases Healthy Homes Youth App
- National League of Cities Releases Advancing City-Level Healthy Housing: Policies, Practices and Programs in Asthma & Lead – Strategies for Progress
- Children’s Health Fund Releases Video Series: Asthma–What you Need to Know
- National Center for Healthy Housing Releases Technical Briefs on Funding Community Health Worker Services
Studies and Reports
Historical Redlining Affects Health of Communities Today A joint study between UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco found that redlining in the past still affects the health of communities today. The authors note “even though a policy gets eliminated or is recognized to be a poor choice, its effect can have impacts even many decades later… We need to use that information […]
- Historical Redlining Affects Health of Communities Today
- Researchers Work to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Integrate Asthma Evidence-Based Interventions
- Use of Electronic Asthma Tracker on Patient Outcomes
- Differences in Asthma Worries and Confidence in Children and Parents
- Researchers Investigate Effects of School Stress on Asthma
- Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Stress on Asthma in Children
- Study Finds Association Between Reduction of Air Pollution and Lower Asthma Burden in Children
- Effects of Home Interventions on Older Adults with Asthma
- Families USA Releases Summary of PCORI Findings to Promote More Equitable Asthma Outcomes
- Oral Magnesium and Asthma Management
- Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Pediatric Asthma Cases
- The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Asthma
Opportunities
Great News: We’re One Step Away from a Budget Victory! Can You Help? RAMP is incredibly pleased to report that recently the California legislature approved the inclusion of $15 million in one-time General Funds to support “asthma prevention and environmental remediation services” in the FY 2019-2020 budget! This is a huge step forward, and could not have happened without many advocates reaching out to their legislators to encourage […]
- Great News: We’re One Step Away from a Budget Victory! Can You Help?
- Workshop: Building Equity into Everyday Practice; 6/26
- Webinar: Asthma Care Coverage in 2019 — An Update from the Asthma Guidelines-Based Care Coverage Project; 6/26
- June is National Healthy Homes Month; HUD Offering Webinar and Resources
- 2019 Asthma Summit
- The Asian Pacific Environmental Network is Hiring a Policy Director
- American Lung Association Looking For Partners for “Year of Air Pollution & Health”
- CA Healthy Housing Coalition: 2019 Annual Meeting
- State of New Mexico Asthma Control Program Hiring Asthma Epidemiologist
- American Lung Association is Hiring Two Policy Specialist