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Addressing and Preventing Pests with Healthier Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Approaches
Information for Residents Information for Asthma Home Visitors Information for Landlords Additional information on pests and IPM
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Asthma, Cannabis, Secondhand & Thirdhand Smoke; 2/23
Join us on February 23rd at 12pm for a session on Asthma, Cannabis, Secondhand & Thirdhand Smoke, presented by Suzaynn F. Schick, PhD Associate Professor, UCSF School of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. For additional information, reach out to anne@rampasthma.org.
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Hear from Medi-Cal Members, Providers, and Home Visiting Program Staff Benefiting from Asthma Home Visiting
Medi-Cal’s asthma home visiting services – Asthma Preventive Services (APS) and Asthma Remediation (AR) – improve health outcomes, decrease healthcare utilization, and reduce health disparities. Increasing utilization of these services will help reduce the burden of asthma and promote health equity in California. Read testimonials and stories about the impact of asthma home visiting services
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RAMP CHW Meeting: The interconnection between food allergies and asthma; 3/11
Join us on Wednesday, March 11th from 12-1pm Pacific Time for a RAMP CHW meeting on “The interconnection between food allergies and asthma” presented by Dr. Punita Ponda, Chief, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore-Einstein. For additional information, please email anne@rampasthma.org.
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A Systematic Review Demonstrating the Association Between Social Determinants of Health on Asthma and Allergic Disease Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization for Children and Adolescents
A systematic review, released in September 2025 in the journal Epidemiologia, aimed to understand the influence of multilevel social determinants of health (SDOHs) on asthma and allergic disease outcomes and healthcare utilization for children and adolescents. Researchers reviewed 44 studies and found positive associations between the examined SDOH factors, such as neighborhood and residential conditions,
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National Academy for State Health Policy’s State Community Health Worker Policies Tracker
The National Academy for State Health Policy completed a scan of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to update the State Community Health Worker (CHW) Policies tracker. This report highlights key policy trends across states, including a notable uptick in Medicaid coverage and legislation providing for new governance structures, certification, training, and reimbursement opportunities, and
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American Lung Association’s Indoor Air Quality Training Resources for Healthcare Professionals
A nationwide survey found that while healthcare professionals believe they should assess patients for indoor air pollution exposure, most are not satisfied with their knowledge of its health effects. The American Lung Association (ALA) has developed tools to help healthcare professionals identify, screen, and treat patients for indoor air pollution exposure. The resources include:
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Understand Health Impacts of Air Pollution in California with CARB’s CalHealthMap
In partnership with the Public Health Institute, Oregon State University, and Comite Civico del Valle, the California Air Resources Board has developed CalHealthMap, an interactive tool for understanding the health impacts of air pollution in California neighborhoods. CalHealthMap analyzes health outcomes linked to air pollution, as established in scientific literature, by modeling “excess rates” of
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Now Available: CDPH’s Wildfire Smoke Education Toolkit
The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Wildfire Smoke Education Toolkit is a training resource for community health workers, promotores de salud, community leaders, and outreach workers. It is available in English and Spanish and includes participatory activities and detailed facilitator scripts. While the Toolkit includes four modules designed to be presented in sequence, each
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School Indoor Air Quality Video Contest for Youth in Grades 9-12
Clean Air Allies, a nonprofit dedicated to improving access to clean indoor air in PK-12 schools, has launched a US nationwide Youth Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Video Contest for 1 to 3-minute videos around the theme “It’s Time to Care about School Indoor Air.” US youths who are age 13 or older, and in Grades
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Hoarding- What Asthma Home Visitors Need to Know
On December 9th, we hosted a session on hoarding by global expert, Dr. Christiana Bratiotis, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and author of “The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals” and “Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know.” Dr. Bratiotis shared the
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Review of the basics of asthma, education, and communication as outlined by the NHLBI guidelines; 1/21
Please join us at 2pm Pacific Time on January 21st for a review of the basics of asthma, education, and communication as outlined by the NHLBI guidelines, presented by Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH, The Michael I. Cohen, M.D., University Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.