Other Resources
One of our core strategies at RAMP is to keep the asthma field abreast of best practices, timely opportunities, and emerging research in order to build capacity for reducing the inequitable burden of asthma. We do this by cultivating an extensive hub of asthma-related information across a wide range of topics, including asthma management and healthcare, housing, air pollution, schools, the built environment, and more.
The resources that you’ll see below were published by partner organizations, agencies, and research institutions. Most of these resources are tailored for those who serve people with asthma, including clinicians, home visitors, community representatives, environmental health specialists, asthma educators, healthy housing representatives, environmental health and justice advocates, and many others. To specifically see resources created by RAMP, check out RAMP Tools & Publications.
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RAMP CHW Meeting: An in-depth review of asthma medications and a review of the 2020 Focused Updates of the NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3)
Andrea Marmor, University of California San Francisco, presented “An in-depth review of asthma medications and a review of the 2020 Focused Updates of the NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3)” on March 24, 2022. To view the full presentation, click here. RAMP hosts regular convenings for CHWs, promotoras, and others providing asthma…
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Solutions and Resources to Address COVID-19 in Schools Recording from EPA Now Available
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program has released a recording of its most recent webinar, “Solutions and Resources to Address COVID-19 in Schools: Establishing Lasting Improvements to Ventilation and IAQ.” The webinar features speakers from the Center for Green Schools at the US Green Building Council, 21st Century…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Multilevel Framework for Consider the Role of Racism in Asthma Outcomes
Dr. Neeta Thakur, Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, University of California San Francisco, presented “Multilevel Framework for Consider the Role of Racism in Asthma Outcomes” on February 17, 2022. To view the full presentation, click here. RAMP hosts regular convenings for CHWs, promotoras, and others providing asthma education. For additional information about future meetings, including how…
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NHLBI’s Learn More Breathe Better Program Offers Tip Sheets and Resources in English and Spanish
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes’ Learn More Breathe Better program has released a series of new asthma resources and tip sheets to help patients and caregivers understand more about asthma. It now offers several Device Tip Sheets on how to use Inhalers and Nebulizers: For How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler, click here.…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Mold in the Home
Natalie Sacramento from the California Department of Public Health’s asthma program, California Breathing, and Amna Haslam from the California Department of Public Health’s Healthy Homes and Communities program, presented “Mold in the Home” on January 19, 2022. To view the full presentation, click here. RAMP hosts regular convenings for CHWs, promotoras, and others providing asthma education.…
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Advancing the Role of CHWs and Promotoras in Asthma Management: What We’re Doing
As a core part of our Health Care Equity goal, RAMP advocates for policies and programs to integrate CHWs and promotoras into the health care system, focusing on Medi-Cal given the disproportionate impact of asthma on low-income communities. RAMP also works to build the capacity of CHWs and promotoras to improve asthma management. Why CHWs…
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Building CHW Capacity: Meeting Recordings
RAMP hosts regular convenings for CHWs, promotoras, and others providing asthma education. Below are select recordings of those meetings. For additional information about future meetings, including how to join them, please visit “Building the capacity of CHWs and promotoras to improve asthma management” here. Community Air Quality Monitoring. Presented by David Chang, MA, Project Coordinator/Health…
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COVID-19, Asthma and Equity: What We’re Learning and Doing
The COVID pandemic has had immeasurable impacts on the lives of millions through illness, disability, and death. It has also dramatically shaped the work of asthma stakeholders. Asthma home visitors demonstrated remarkable adaptability by shifting to virtual visits, in part or in full. Clinicians have tried to make sense of the unexpected dip in asthma…