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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 [...]

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 [...]

15 March 2011 3 Comments

?Hablas Espanol?…Si!The Breathmobile does…

Spanish speaking parents and children make up a large percentage of the patients we see. As a matter of fact, almost every parent we saw on our first day at Highland in Richmond was Spanish speaking. The areas in which the Breathmobile operates have large Latino populations, and data shows that Latino children show higher [...]

11 March 2011 23 Comments

1st day in W/ Contra Costa… Highland Elementary, Richmond!

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 [...]

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 [...]

11 February 2011 397 Comments

New Schools! Richmond, San Pablo, AND Bayview Hunters Point

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 [...]