Studies & Reports
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 majority of studies and reports that you’ll see below were published by partner organizations, agencies, and research institutions. To specifically see resources created by RAMP, check out RAMP Tools & Publications.
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Article Reviews Therapeutic Options for Stepwise Management of Pediatric Asthma
An article published in the September 2018 edition of the Journal of Asthma reviewed studies to examine options for stepwise management of pediatric asthma. The authors found that stepwise management “is recommended for children in current global and US guidelines,” and “treatment may be stepped up or stepped down temporarily or long-term based on response…
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Study Investigates Relationship Between Lung Microbiota and Asthma
A study in the October 2018 edition of Pediatric Pulmonology examines the relationship between lung microbiota and asthma. Among some factors that may affect asthma, the “lung microbiome composition changes due to a disruption of the delicate balance between immigration and elimination of bacteria,” and “can interact with the immune system, thus influencing inflammation.” Antibiotics…
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Study Examines Asthma and Comorbid Conditions’ Effects on Sleep and Academic Performance
In the October 2018 edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology a study “sought to examine unique and combined associations” of several common comorbidities “on sleep and academic performance among urban minority children with persistent asthma.” The comorbid medical conditions included “allergic rhinitis, obesity, and sleep disordered breathing.” Researchers examined the conditions of 249 urban…
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Effects of Early Life Vitamin D on Later Life Asthma and Wheeze
BMC Pulmonary Medicine’s July 2018 edition includes a systematic review examining “the effect of early life vitamin D status on asthma and wheeze later in life.” The researchers included three randomized controlled trials and 33 cohort studies in their analysis. The study concludes the “studies show no association between antenatal blood vitamin D level and…
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Study Examines California’s School Funding
The UC Berkeley Center for Cities and Schools and Stanford University published a study on financing school facilities in California. Getting Down to Facts II, published in 2018, serves as a “state of the state” on education policy and financing. Findings include that “local funding sources greatly outstrip state support in California’s system of school…
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Nurses for Cool and Healthy Homes
PDF to Nurses for Cool and Healthy Homes
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Researchers Investigate Association Between Maternal Folate Levels and Infant Bronchiolitis
In the July 2018 edition of the Maternal and Child Health Journal an article assesses “whether higher prenatal folate is a risk factor for childhood respiratory illnesses.” Specifically, researchers “investigated the association between maternal 2nd trimester plasma folate levels and infant bronchiolitis.” Plasma samples were taken to determine maternal folate status, and bronchiolitis was diagnosed…
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Study Investigates Effectiveness of Supervised Therapy in Elementary Schools on Asthma Control
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology included an article in its August 2018 edition evaluating “the effectiveness of supervised therapy” in elementary schools on asthma control. Researchers “conducted a cluster-randomized trial of supervised therapy in 20 elementary schools with a disproportionate enrollment of low-income Latino students.” Schools were “purposively selected, matched, and randomized to…