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27 May 2011 4 Comments

The Breathmobile is partnering w/ NFL Player Jahvid Best!!!

On May 27th as the Breathmobile was in San Pablo at Lake Elementary, Dr. Burns brought a VERY special guest aboard. Detroit Lions’ Running Back, Jahvid Best, came on-board the Breathmobile along with his family, who along with other core leaders, make up the BEST Foundation. Wow!!!   Make sure you check out the Facebook photo album of our time with Jahvid Best [...]

16 May 2011 2 Comments

Watch Dr. Piltch on YouTube!

We were fortunate enough to get multiple testimonies on May 9th, which was the Breathmobile’s first day at Bayview Elementary. Bayview Elementary is our second school in San Pablo, and we are thrilled to help more families in West Contra Costa County. In addition to the school principal and the school secretary, Dr. Piltch, the doctor on [...]

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 [...]

10 May 2011 8 Comments

First ever visit to Bayview Elementary a success!

We continue this awesome May Awareness Month with yet another school added to the Breathmobile’s school list! May 9th was our very first day at Bayview Elementary School in San Pablo. We are thrilled that our contracts with West Contra Costa County have taken off so well.   Dr. Piltch was our doctor (immunologist and allergist to [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

21 March 2011 13 Comments

First ever visit to Lake Elementary in San Pablo!

Our West Contra Costa County new-school visits continued with Lake Elementary today. It was our first ever visit in San Pablo, and the Breathmobile, along with the school officials, were very excited to get the day started. It took a LOT of phone calls and information-spreading to parents, to get us to this day. There are a LOT of kids with [...]

4 March 2011 1 Comment

Let’s talk Environmental (In)Justice

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 [...]

1 March 2011 2 Comments

It’s official! West Contra Costa Unified School District

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 [...]

28 February 2011 2 Comments

Why West Contra Costa County?

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 [...]