Upon reading the title you might be thinking, “Well duh!” But not so. Actually there has been a lot of debate as to what exactly causes asthma and what makes it worse. Sure, there are statistics all over the place showing that people in urban, city areas, where cars, trucks, factories are located, are more [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
It was a surprisingly warm day in the city, the sun was shining on Gilman Street, Candlestick Park was jetting out behind us …and the Breathmobile staff was buzzing with excitement. The sound of babies and toddlers laughing and cooing from FranDelJA and children laughing and starting classes across the street at Bret Harte Elementary greeted us. After months of making arrangements, [...]
In reading about asthma on the internt or in reading BreatheEasy (West Contra Costa County and Bayview Hunters Point may ring a bell), you may have heard the phrase environmental justice being thrown around. But, what exactly is it? And why is it that when we talk about child asthma that environmental justice invariably pops up? Although asthma does not [...]
You may remember our Bayview Hunters Point post, about the statistics of asthma in Bayview Hunters Point. http://ncabreathmobile.com/2011/02/why-bayview-hunters-point/ For many months now James, Keiko, and Dr. Burns have been working tirelessly to get the NCA Breathmobile to the children of Bayview Hunters Point. This is a neighborhood in San Francisco with very high rates of asthma amongst [...]
We are very excited to announce that we will be visiting two new schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District: Lake Elementary and Highland Elementary. This has been in the works for some time now and we are THRILLED. The children of this county need the Breathmobile, and we are so happy to [...]
Just as we had BreatheEasy blog posts about West Oakland and Bayview Hunters Point, we thought it was vital to make sure our readers understood why West Contra Costa was such a huge goal of ours and why it is so important that our services be available there. People were REALLY happy to see us yesterday at [...]
Asthma is a leading cause of school absences. Not only does this affect the amount of money schools get from the federal government, but time lost from school may negatively affect grades, academic achievement, self-esteem, and future life successes. Doesn’t the public school system in California have enough problems? The outcomes the NCA Breathmobile expects are: 1. [...]
Asthma is a complicated disease. Although, we cannot go into every single socio-economic, emotional, and anatomical fact about asthma, we do feel it is our duty to provide you with some essential facts about the disease. So here goes: What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease involving the inflammation and constriction of the airways. [...]
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