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23 June 2011 4 Comments

Official Press Release: Our partnership with NFL Player Jahvid Best!

Good morning BreatheEasy readers! Check out the EPR Nonprofit News offical press release about our exciting partnership with NFL Detroit Lions NFL Player Jahvid Best! Our partnership with Jahvid Best is very important and we look forward to what the future will bring. http://www.eprnonprofitnews.com/2011/06/22/detroit-lions-running-back-jahvid-best-partners-with-the-northern-california-breathmobile/ We have copied and pasted the article for your below: Detroit Lions Running Back [...]

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5 June 2011 2 Comments

Have you seen our latest YouTube video?

On June 3rd the Northern CA Breathmobile began visiting another new school: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary school in West Oakland. We had a fantastic day at MLK Jr. and even got to interview the Principal,  Ms. Roma Groves. We got to meet new families and had the opportunity to clarify a lot of misconceptions about asthma. We could [...]

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14 May 2011 2 Comments

Our new YouTube interview/movie!

Although we love writing about our days at school sites and showing our BreatheEasy readers photos, we also know that sometimes watching a short “film” and listening to the story is very important. Sure, we can tell you about our day, but why not have the people we are helping tell the story for us [...]

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13 May 2011 71 Comments

BIG events tomorrow! Health fair & Comedy Competition

The Breathmobile has a lot of events coming up during this May Asthma Awareness Month. Two big ones are coming up tomorrow: We will have a Breathmobile info table at the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition. Dr. Burns will be there, so make sure to stop by and take a look. Remember our posts and YouTube [...]

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27 April 2011 2 Comments

Dive into our *feature article* !!!

 The Northern California Breathmobile rolls into West Contra Costa County and Bayview Hunters Point   Mike Tringale, the Vice President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America said, “There is no such thing as an asthma-free city.” Although this statement seems simple and to the point, it actually points to a sad reality of [...]

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26 April 2011 3 Comments

Watch our new YouTube video!

We got some great testimonies from our very own Dr. Burns and officials from West Contra Costa County and Bayview Hunters Point. Check out our video and let us know what you think! Watch this video on YouTube. Please help our social media efforts by subscribing to our YouTube channel and making comments on the channel. [...]

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25 March 2011 46 Comments

Don’t forget today’s Health Fair at Lafayette!

Its been one busy week for the Breathmobile!  In addition to last night’s hugely successful health fair at Cornerstone’s Missionary Baptist Church in Bayview Hunters Point, we are going to be at the health fair at Oakland’s Lafayette Elementary today, right after our scheduled Lafayette student appointments end.  We would love to see you there! Let us know if [...]

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24 March 2011 23 Comments

Bayview Hunters Point Health Fair- HUGE success!

Wow, what an amazing welcome we had in Bayview Hunters Point tonight! Around 500 people showed up at BVHP’s Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, so boy did we have an audience! Fortunately, the crowed was a diverse one. There was a good mix of men and women, and of varying ages. It was raining a lot, so we were very appreciative that congregation members [...]

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22 March 2011 6 Comments

We love Place@Prescott for taking asthma control seriously!

Today and March 17th’s visit to Place@Prescot t made us so proud of our Breathmobile families. It makes us breathe easy knowing that our service is being taken advantage of and appreciated. We are thrilled that the school right next to Prescott-Joseph is really taking asthma management seriously-we have been getting very few cancellations and no [...]

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16 March 2011 8 Comments

*Allergy* induced attacks=ICU…An interesting 2010 study!

We came upon this 2010 article and thought it was important to share it with our BreatheEasy readers, especially because we are not just an asthma speciality bus, but also an allergy speciality bus, with allergy speciality services and doctors. We have spent many a Facebook, Twitter, and blog post explaining the importance of knowing [...]

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