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California Breathing is a program of the California Department of Public Health's Environmental Health Investigations Branch. Our purpose is to advance strategies outlined in the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California 2008-2012. To learn more about asthma in California, download, The Burden of Asthma in California: A Surveillance Report.
NEWS
2010 AIR Health Awards-Recipient Schools
In recognition of National Health Schools Day on April 26,
2010, California Breathing announced the names of schools that received
the 2nd Annual AIR (Achievements in Respiratory) Health Awards for
implementing strategies that made their school environments healthier
for students and staff with asthma. See which schools earned an award.
California Breathing Releases Strategic Plan Implementation Grants (SPIG) Request for Proposals-Due June 3.
Applications are now being accepted for SPIG 2010. During this two-year grant cycle, organizations working on goal 4.B (Childcare) and goal 5 (outdoor environments) of the Strategic Plan for Asthma in California will be eligible. Download the child care RFP, the outdoor air RFP, the application, and required work plan template .
Tribal Healthy Homes Regional Training- June 9-11, Sacramento
The National Tribal Healthy Homes Assessment, Training and Technical Assistance Support Center and California Breathing will be hosting a 3-day regional training on Healthy Housing for Tribal communities. Download the save the date.
California Clinical Asthma Summit June 29, 2010- Registration now open
Registration for the 2010 California Clinical Asthma Summit is now live on CAPHI's website . Applications for the limited number of scholarships are also available online. Click here for more information about the summit.
Carbon Offsets support HELiOS
In an effort to reduce its impact on the earth, California Breathing off-sets its travel, and the travel of its invited speakers, by supporting an initiative to install solar panels at local schools. To learn more about the HELiOS project, click here .
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