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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Political Economy Research Institute Releases Air Toxics at School Tool
The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has released an interactive “Air Toxics at School” tool to help track industrial toxic air pollution at every school in the US. The tool reports toxicity-weighted concentrations of pollutants to demonstrate comparative individual chronic human health risk from toxic air pollutants at the school…
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UC Davis Releases Video on Importance of Filtration in Schools
The Western Cooling Efficiency Center at UC Davis has released a video detailing the importance of filtration in schools. With children spending such a large portion of their day indoors at school, it’s essential to ensure adequate filtration and ventilation in classrooms. The video is eight minutes long. For more information and to view the…
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Presentation on COVID, Asthma and Safe Schools
On May 18, 2021, RAMP hosted a presentation by Naomi Bardach, MD MAS on safe school re-openings during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to describing the research that has been conducted to date and the state of California recommendations for safe re-opening, Dr. Bardach provided community health workers and other asthma educators with information to…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: COVID, Asthma, & Safe Schools
Naomi Bardach, MD MAS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Policy in the Department of Pediatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California San Francisco, presented “COVID, Asthma, & Safe Schools” on May 18, 2021. To view the full presentation, click here. RAMP hosts regular convenings for CHWs, promotoras,…
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The Role of Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Mitigation Measures
Back in October, 2020, we shared a link to a document of FAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission, developed collaboratively by 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. While the authors continue to update…
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California Department of Public Health’s “Mold in the Home Webinar” Available Online
The California Department of Public Health has released its “Mold in the Home Webinar: Community Health, Indoor Air Quality, and Tenants’ Rights” online for viewing. The webinar features several experts addressing common questions surrounding mold in the home. To view the webinar, click here. The questions and answers from the session can be viewed here.…
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“Solutions for Supporting Healthy Children: Managing In-Home Environmental Asthma Triggers During the Pandemic” Available Online
The Environmental Protection Agency hosted a webinar titled “Solutions for Supporting Healthy Children: Managing In-Home Environmental Asthma Triggers During the Pandemic” on January 26th, 2021. The recording is now available online. The webinar focuses on best practices and lessons learned during the pandemic, featuring how to deliver effective in-home asthma care and environmental intervention. It…
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“The Connection between Asthma and Toxic Stress” Webinar Available from Center for Youth Wellness
There is a heavy body of growing research that indicates an association between asthma and toxic stress. Currently, there are no standard asthma management guidelines that account for the impact of asthma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress on asthma. In May 2020, the National Committee on Asthma and Toxic Stress (NCATS), a partnership…