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We had a good half day today West Oakland Middle School. The 94607 area code is known for having a very high rate of asthma amongst its child population, so we are very happy to have several schools in the the 94607 area code (West Oakland) or our Breathmobile list. Here is a photo of our [...]

It’s Asthma Month so lets get our reading going. Here are some recent articles we picked out for you, yes you, our BreatheEasy readers! http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20110504/study-pills-as-effecitve-as-inhalers-for-asthma http://www.latimes.com/health/hc-weir-asthma-yale-0519-20110518,0,4879387.story http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41720709/ns/health-allergies_and_asthma/ http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/05/allergies_diabetes_asthma_ford.html Is there anything you want read about in specific BreatheEasy readers? Just let us know!

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 [...]

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 [...]

Asthma Awareness Month Eastmont Mall Fair on May 17th!!! As the Alameda County Asthma Coalition previously determined, the focus will be geared towards:  Anti-Smoking/Secondhand/Third-Hand Smoke. ADDRESS: 7200 Bancroft Ave (between 73rd Ave & Church St) Oakland, CA 94605 Neighborhood: East Oakland   Time: Tuesday May 17, 2011 from 11:00am- 3:00 pm   Location/Venue details: Eastmont Town Center (mall [...]

The Breathmobile has a lot of events coming up during this May Asthma Awareness Month. Two big ones are coming up tomorrow: We will have a Breathmobile info table at the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition. Dr. Burns will be there, so make sure to stop by and take a look. Remember our posts and YouTube [...]

BreatheEasy scours the web for the most relevant, most recent information for our readers, and we were excited to find this informative allergy interview. It was just posted 2 days ago. The suggestions and information are given by a Hayward-based doctor, so it hits close to home! We like hearing from Bay Area doctors and are proud [...]

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 [...]

On March 30th 2011 Dr. Burns, the executive director of the Breathmobile, was awarded the Regional Hero award at the 15th Annual Public Health Heroes Awards Ceremony. The event was in Berkeley. Dr. Anothony B. Iton presented the award to Dr. Burns (he is pictured) and Dr. Stephen M. Shortell, Dean of Dean of the School of [...]