Resources
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COVID-19, Asthma and Equity: RAMP’s Response
COVID-19 has had tremendous impacts on millions of individuals, families and communities. It has also significantly affected the work of asthma stakeholders, including RAMP. As we continue to work toward our mission of reducing the burden of asthma with a focus on equity, we want to share what we’re doing to help keep communities healthy
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Presentation Recording on California’s 2020 and COVID-19 tenant protections
In partnership with Health Leads’ Bay Area Healthcare for Healthy Communities Learning Initiative (BALI), we also hosted a presentation on tenant protections. As you can see from this recording from early April, Madeline Howard from Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP) provided an update on new-in-2020 tenant protection laws, as well as some COVID-specific tenant protection
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AHRQ Releases Brief on Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma
In March 2020 the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a technical brief has been released to explore and describe the state of community health worker certifications and the relationship they have with community health worker outcomes, such as recruitment, retention, and employment stability. It also seeks to see the impact on outcomes for
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Webinar: Virtual Asthma Home Visits
In light of the many changes that the coronavirus pandemic is creating, on April 3, 2020, RAMP hosted a webinar, Virtual Asthma Home Visits to learn more about virtual asthma home visits, share resources, and try to solve challenges related to implementation. The webinar featured Nikita Kachroo, AE-C, from Children’s National Hospital. Before the coronavirus outbreak,
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Occupational Health Branch of CDPH Releases Video on Microfiber Cloths for Asthma Prevention
The Occupational Health Branch of the California Department of Public Health has released a video highlighting how teachers can use microfiber cloths for asthma prevention. The use of microfiber cloths can help to decrease exposure to chemicals than can worsen or cause asthma. The video also summarizes laws and regulations in California regarding sanitizers and
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CDC Updates Chronic Disease Indicators Data
The Centers for Disease Control’s Division of Population Health has updated their Chronic Disease Indicators data. Along with many others, asthma is one of the updated indicators. Specifics include: Current asthma prevalence among adults greater than 18 years Asthma prevalence among women aged 18 – 44 years Emergency department visit rate for asthma Hospitalizations for
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Tenants Together Releases AB 1482 Tenant Advocacy Toolkit
California has passed the Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482), which was signed into law on October 13th, 2019. The act prevents rent-gouging and unfair evictions, establishing annual statewide rent cap of 5% + CPI and providing relocation assistance for just cause no-fault evictions. Tenants Together created an AB 1482 Tenant Advocacy Toolkit to provide information
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National Center for Healthy Housing Releases State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets
The National Center for Healthy Housing has released the newest version of their State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets. These fact sheets discuss the housing and housing-related health issues of every state in the United States, along with the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States as a whole. In addition, they’ve released
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CPSTF Recommends School-Based Self-Management Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Asthma
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends school-based asthma self-management interventions to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits among children and adolescents with asthma. The recommendation is based on a systematic review conducted by a team of specialists who assessed evidence from 30 studies. School-based self-management interventions for asthma control are likely to reduce