Breathe Easy

 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. [...]

The end of this week was the beginning of something big. Today was our first day in West Contra Costa County, at Highland Elementary in Richmond. Nestled atop a grassy hill, Highland Elementary was busy and bustling with parents dropping off their children in the early hours of the morning. It was a crisp, sunny [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We are so excited to announce that we will be visiting new schools  in San Pablo and Richmond (West Contra Costa County) and Bayview Hunter’s Point (San Francisco).  This is the first time residents of these areas will have access to a mobile, speciality asthma clinic. We have been trying to go to Bayview Hunters Point [...]

At the end of the day, the Breathmobile is here for a reason. While the amount of people diagnosed with asthma continued to rise, especially in Alameda County, very little was done to stop it. There were no methods of prevention. Thousands of people do not have insurance. There is such a huge gap in [...]