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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 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 [...]
It is hard to believe that February is here, but we are excited to start our third year. 2011 will be a huge year for the Northern California Breathmobile. We will be resuming our visits to our school in Emeryville, Anna Yates Elementary; our West Oakland Schools: Lafayette Elementary, West Oakland Middle School, Place@ Prescott Elementary, and Hoover [...]
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