Breathe is excited to announce our new project funded by the California Tobacco Control Program: Smoke-Free Sacramento.
Hidden Gems of Sacramento Cycling Routes: The Dead End Summer Tour
If summer 2020 is starting to feel like a “dead end,” I hope you’ll join me in my own personal bit of inspiration with these hidden gems of cycling routes around the greater Sacramento Area.
Build Back Better: The Effect of COVID-19 on Air Quality
The consequences of COVID-19 have not only changed the economy, but emissions levels too. According to researchers in New York (BBC) carbon monoxide mainly from vehicles has been reduced by 50% compared to this time last year.
COVID-19 Updates from April Until Now
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2019, Breathe California sought to share public health and air quality related news and studies about the pandemic.
Our Commitment to Anti-Racism and Continued Work Toward Health Equity
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Dr. Angela Y. Davis
Meet Our Newest Board Members
Welcome to our newest members of the Breathe Board of Directors! With the start of July 2020, we welcome four new members to our passionate Board of Directors: Samantha Hoshida, Mia Lopez, Dean O’Brien and Chris Flores.
Breathe Intern Highlight: Kayla Willis
This year Breathe had the opportunity to partner with Thousand Strong by offering a youth candidate a position on our Tobacco Control Programs team. In July 2019 we welcomed Kayla Willis to our team.
Cycling During the Pandemic: Join the June Challenge
It is the Trek’s 2020 June Challenge, with 13 gorgeous rides in the Sacramento Area, and we are challenging you to join us!
Racial Injustice in Food Systems: Food Waste
Conversations about food waste traditionally focus on the sustainability of our food system, food systems are complicit in the same institutionalized racism embedded in so many systems in the US and around the world.
7 Essential Coronavirus Reads: Public Health Disparity, Air Quality Changes, Tobacco Control
Highlights from our weekly COVID-19 newsletter providing heavily researched, trustworthy information on the impact of the pandemic in public health, air quality, tobacco control, the environment and more.