Resources
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk
Karen Cohn, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Senior Public Health Consultant and former Program Manager, San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Program, presented “Beating the Surge with Control of Airborne Exposure: Practical Tools to Prevent Airborne Virus Transmission Risk” on February 2, 2021. To view the full presentation click here. RAMP hosts regular…
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Recording of American Lung Association’s “Asthma Guidelines Updates: A 360 Perspective” Now Available Online
The American Lung Association hosted a webinar titled, “Asthma Guidelines Updates: A 360 Perspective” on Thursday, January 14th. The webinar gave an overview of the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group. Speakers on the webinar include: Harold…
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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, just released a 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…
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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…
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EPA Releases “Meeting Current School Health Challenges and Beyond: New Tools to Assess and Address IAQ Healthy and Safety” Online
The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a recording of its October 22, 2020, webinar, “Meeting Current School Health Challenges and Beyond: New Tools to Assess and Address IAQ Healthy and Safety.” The webinar highlights strategies for improving the performance of HVAC systems in schools and reducing aerosol exposure. It also details how to implement…
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2020 USAsthma Summit Available Online
The Allergy & Asthma Network and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology hosted its 2020 USAsthma Summit on Friday, November 13th, 2020. The summit is now available for viewing online. Topics featured at the Summit include the state of asthma in the united states, telehealth for asthma, and how racism can cause health…
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American Lung Association Releases Best Practices in Virtual Asthma Management Webinar
The American Lung Association hosted a webinar on October 29th, 2020, titled “Best Practices in Virtual Asthma Management.” A recording is now available. The webinar features Dr. Gail Brottman reviewing evidence that supports the impact of virtual asthma management. It also gives step-by-step protocols and shares experiences on how to incorporate asthma control tests, asthma…
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Scientists Collaborate on FAQs To Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission
Scientists and engineers with many years of collective research experience related to indoor air quality, aerosol science, aerosol disease transmission, and engineered control systems for aerosols have come together to produce a publicly accessible document on FAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission. The authors explain, “The goal of these FAQs is to provide…
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CA Dept. of Public Health Releases Resources on Mold Complaints and Enforcement
The California Department of Public Health’s Indoor Air Quality Section has released several resources dedicated to the issue of mold. First, they’ve created a searchable database on who to contact for mold complaints in each jurisdiction within the state. The database covers each county, as well as any cities there is specific information for within…