Resources
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Asthma Management Academy Releases Video on Asthma Management in Imperial County
The Asthma Management Academy, a series of in-person trainings that use national asthma guidelines to teach non-licensed health professionals and educators in the most highly impacted communities, has released a new video on how learning about asthma through the program has led to one student teaching others about air pollution and asthma. In the video,…
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USC Publishes Does Race Increase Your Chances of Asthma?
Nursing@USC, the online Family Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Southern California, has published a resource titled “Does Race Increase Your Chance of Asthma?” The visual and written guide investigates the social determinants of health that affect asthma and examines how they impact black children as opposed to their white peers. The guide details…
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Releases Schools for Health: Foundations for Student Success
The Healthy Buildings Team at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has released a report titled “Schools for Health: Foundations for Student Success.” The document was designed to synthesize more than thirty years of scientific research about the impacts of indoor environmental quality in schools, and also provide an accessible, evidence-based guide to the…
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Reducing the Burden of Asthma through a Comprehensive, Community-Centered Approach [Video]
In this video, filmed in May 2018, Anne Kelsey Lamb, RAMP Director, presents at Grand Rounds at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. She presents a comprehensive approach to addressing asthma disparities, focusing on upstream determinants of health including substandard housing, outdoor air pollution, stress and exposure to violence. Part I Part II
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Nemours and AcademyHealth Release Briefs on Medicaid Payment Strategies for Upstream Prevention
In June, 2018, Nemours and AcademyHealth released a series of six briefs examining how states can use existing Medicaid authority to finance upstream prevention. These briefs were developed through technical assistance to Maryland, Oregon, and Washington, and aim to show how states can pursue sustainable financing through Medicaid for preventing chronic diseases at both the…
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Fact Sheets on Work-Related Asthma from the California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health’s Occupational Health Branch has released a series of fact sheets about how working around disinfectants, fragrances and cleaning products may cause asthma. In order to be more accessible to California’s population, the guides are available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Disinfectants and Work-Related Asthma for Workers English…
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Webinar Recording: Sustainable Financing for Asthma Education and Home Environmental Trigger Remediation – Lessons Learned from the Field
In the Fall 2017, RAMP released Sustainable Financing for Asthma Education and Home Environmental Trigger Remediation: Lessons Learned from the Field. The document highlights lessons learned from a variety of efforts across select states to increase access to and the sustainability of in-home asthma services. To ensure that people with poorly controlled asthma have access…
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Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke and Ash: Lessons from California Podcast and Commentary Available
Medscape has published a podcast examining the health effects of exposure to smoke and ash following the devastating California wildfires of 2017. The podcast features Dr. Robert Glatter, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Northwell Health and attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and Dr. John Balmes, professor of medicine at…
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California Opportunities for Financing Asthma Prevention and Management
On October 7, 2014, RAMP hosted “California Opportunities for Financing Asthma Prevention and Management” in response to the exciting and challenging time for financing asthma prevention and management in the state. While there is a significant body of evidence about the effectiveness of asthma interventions, many are not routinely covered by health plans, including asthma in-home…