What is the Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma?

The Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma (LBACA), started in 1999, is a partnership to improve the lives of children with asthma in the Long Beach community. LBACA was one of 7 sites in the US and Puerto Rico awarded grants under the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation’s Allies Against Asthma program and is, one of 12 sites in California awarded grants under The California Endowment’s Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Program, and also recently received funding from the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s British Petroleum Settlement fund to expand its programming into San Pedro, Wilmington and Carson.

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LBACA Receives Award!

LBACA receives Asthma Awareness Day Proclamation, on May 7th World Asthma Day, by Councilmember Dee Andrews and Mayor Bob Foster.

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Third Annual Long Beach Asthma Resource Fair

The Long Beach Asthma Resource Collaborative invites all Long Beach residents to celebrate asthma awareness month by participating in the third annual Asthma Resource Fair at Admiral Kidd Park on May 18, 2013. The Asthma Resource Fair will provide Long Beach residents with valuable information on asthma prevention and control, including free health screenings by doctors, allergists and respiratory therapists, educational materials and connections to vital resources and support services.

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RAMP Annual Meeting

RAMP is excited to once again host the Annual Meeting for the Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Network. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15th, from 9am-4pm at The California Endowment in Sacramento. Travel stipends are available. Please register now to secure your spot and please share with other members of your [...]

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L.A. Harbor Commissioners OK Rail Yard

L.A. Harbor Commissioners Vote 5-0 To Certify EIR & Approve BNSF-Sought So. Cal Int’l Gateway (SCIG) Railyard After Sharply Polarized Testimony (Hear It)…Including Stern Words From Mayor Foster & Councilman Johnson. Full Story on the LA Times website.

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LBACA Awarded Grant

LBACA was awarded Round 2 of the Harbor Community Benefit Foundation. The one-year grant to the Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma (LBACA) in the amount of $96,500 is for education, outreach, and medical supplies and to continue providing in-home education and asthma management services to families and children in San Pedro and Wilmington [...]

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