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Bayview Hunters Point Health & Environmental Resource Center

HERC Resource Center 828 Innes Ave. Unit 111 San Francisco, CA 94124 Open M-TH 9am-5pm Friday by appointment only HERC's Resource Center provides many services free of charge to the residents of Bayview Hunters Point. These services include: -Asthma Education with the use of modules and simulators -Free handouts with information specific to your Asthma Needs -Free Mattress Covers -Free Peak Flow Meter Testing -Free training on how to use your Asthma Inhaler if you are newly diagnosed -Free Referral to Southeast Health Center Asthma Clinic if you feel you may have Asthma Please feel free to call the Asthma Team if you have any concerns or need info that may not have been listed here. We will help you and your loved ones in your walk with Asthma. 415-401-6810

The mission of the Bayview Hunters Point Health and Environmental Resource Center is to promote the health & wellness of residents in low-income communities and to improve the environment where residents live & work.

  • HERC staff conduct informational presentations at schools, health fairs, and community-based organizations regarding asthma.
  • HERC offers free day camps for children ages 6-14 who have been diagnosed with asthma and want to learn more about managing their condition.   A licensed professional teaches the children asthma management techniques and ways to recognize triggers and symptoms. Other subjects are: asthma action plans, exercise, nutrition, and building self-esteem. Each camp serves approximately 10 children. Space is Limited - APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS
  • HERC works closely with Southeast Health Center and its staff to educate its clients on an as needed basis for fewer occurrences of asthma episodes. For more info, please call 415-401-6810.
Contact Name: 
BVHP HERC
Contact Phone: 
415-401-6810 ask for Asthma Team
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Air Quality, Asthma and Advocacy: Workshop for Health Care Professionals

This workshop was designed to help health care professionals enhance the quality of care they deliver by educating them about specific environmental asthma triggers, how triggers affect asthma outcomes and the appropriate remediation strategies. The program also provides HCPs with information about the local resources that their patients may find useful.

This workshop was designed to help health care professionals enhance the quality of care they deliver by educating them about specific environmental asthma triggers and how they affect asthma outcomes as well as the appropriate remediation strategies.  The program also provides HCPs with information about the local resources that their patients may find useful such as asthma education classes, tenants rights and human services resources, pest control, community-level advocacy (ie. reducing neighborhood diesel idling), air quality monitor tools, etc.

By improving HCPs knowledge of the environmental issues and the wide variety of strategies for reducing exposure they can provide more comprehensive care, are more likely to communicate these issues to their patients, and are better equipped to provide meaningful information to their patients that will increase the patient and families capacity for successful self management.  

Please contact the Clean Air Council if you would like your office or clinic to receive this training workshop or would like any relevant information, hand-outs, triggers checklist, etc.

Contact Name: 
Sean McCormick
Contact Email: 
smccormick@cleanair.org
Contact Phone: 
2155674004 X103
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