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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Inequitable Access to Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the expansion of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, public health leaders have hoped that this method of care would increase the ability to reach vulnerable populations. However, a number of challenges have arisen. On October 2, 2020, researchers Thromson et al published an invited commentary titled, “The Pandemic of Health Care Inequity” in the…
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Asthma Management Academy Releases Recording on How California Asthma Home Visiting Programs are Adapting to COVID-19
On June 4th, 2020, the Asthma Management Academy, run by California Breathing, the state’s asthma program, hosted a webinar featuring presenters from four organizations with asthma home visiting programs. The presenters shared how community health workers are providing home visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, how these programs support their clients remotely, and their implementation successes…
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AAAAI Research Summary Finds No to Little Risk for Asthma and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
On September 4, 2020, the American Association of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI) published a summary of research to date on asthma and COVID-19. In describing the article, the authors write, “There have been many studies looking at the relationship between COVID-19 and asthma. Thus far, the vast majority of these studies have found no…
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Additional Data on Asthma in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19
Data from the Mass General Hospital Pediatric COVID-19 Biorepository were published online in The Journal of Pediatrics on August 19, 2020. “Children ages 0-22 years with suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection presenting to urgent care clinics or being hospitalized for confirmed/suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) were…
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American Lung Association Launches Lungcast
The American Lung Association has launched a new podcast with their Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Albert Rizzo. Lungcast spotlights conversations with researchers, physicians, patients, and advocates about hot topics impacting lung health. The first episode aired August 4th, 2020, and featured Dr. David Ho, a disease expert helping to solve the COVID-19 pandemic. For more…
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UC Davis Releases Ventilation in Schools Video
The University of California Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center has released a video on the importance of ventilation in schools. “Ventilation in Schools” is a six minute video that helps show why schools being ventilated and having good indoor air quality is critical to protecting the health and well-bring of those in the schools. It…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Wildfire smoke and asthma
Stephanie Holm, MD, MPH, Co-Director of the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, presented “Wildfire smoke and asthma” on August 3, 2020. 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 to join them, please visit our…
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Scientists Advocate for More Attention on the Role of Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
On July 6th, authors Lidia Morawska and Donald K. Milton published, “It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19.” Signed by 239 scientists, the stated purpose of the publication is: “We appeal to the medical community and to the relevant national and international bodies to recognize the potential for airborne spread of COVID-19. There…