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COMMUNITY OUTREACH: WE CONTINUE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN SEVERAL SETTINGS TRANSITIONING FROM PRIMARILY WEB-BASED ACTIVITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC TO ALMOST ENTIRELY IN PERSON. WE MAINTAINED THE MONTHLY MEETINGS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE PARENTS HAD FOR A DOCTOR AND TO GO OVER TOPICS IMPORTANT TO US SUCH AS DEPRESSION, WELLNESS, AND CANCER WITH THE PARENT VOLUNTEERS AT THE PARENT CENTER AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND RETURNED TO IN PERSON IN THE FINAL FEW MONTHS OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE CONTINUED WORK WITH HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES THROUGH OUR 'BABY TALK' PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE PEDIATRICIANS ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS. THIS PROGRAM WAS ALSO WEB-BASED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IS NOW IN PERSON APPROXIMATELY MONTHLY. AS THE PANDEMIC CAME TO A CLOSE WE WORKED HARD TO EXPAND OUR INVOLVEMENT BY CREATING A NEW PROGRAM CALLED 'ONE ON ONE QUESTIONS FOR A DOCTOR' WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN SIT WITH ONE OF OUR DOCTORS AND ASK QUESTIONS OUTSIDE OF A GROUP SETTING. WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THIS 'ONE ON ONE QUESTIONS FOR A DOCTOR' FROM THE MAIN BRUNO ST. SITE OF HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES TO THEIR 1ST ST. LOCATION WHICH SERVES PRIMARILY ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR ART ACADEMY LOCATION. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE BEGUN TO INCLUDE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM BOTH SITES IN OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR OUR NEW DOCTORS. NOW EACH OF THE APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED APPLICANTS TO OUR PROGRAM HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH A COMMUNITY MEMBER IN ADDITION TO THEIR INTERVIEW WITH OUR FACULTY AND RESIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVELY RECEIVED BY BOTH THE INTERVIEWERS AND THE APPLICANTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES NOW THAT THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN ALMOST COMPLETELY REMOVED. SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES: WE HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED BY SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST AT THE LOCAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL, HELPING TO RETAIN A VERY IMPORTANT SERVICE FOR OUR UNDERSERVED PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGIC ISSUES SUCH AS EPILEPSY AND CEREBRAL PALSY. THUS FAR OUR SUPPORT HAS CONSISTED OF ADMINISTERING FUNDS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL NEEDS OF THE PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST AND CLINIC.SUPPORT FOR THE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA: WE ARE CONTINUING TO ADAPT TO RESTRICTIONS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO TRANSITION FROM IN PERSON TO WEB-BASED INTERACTIONS. THE BREATHMOBILE PROGRAM SERVES LOCAL UNDERSERVED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL SERVICES OF THE BREATHMOBILE PROGRAM. TO SUPPORT THESE GOALS, SOME OF THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DATA ANALYTICS ON THE RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF TREATMENTS TO HELP WITH PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. SOME FUNDS ARE ALSO USED TO SUPPORT CONVERSION TO TELEHEALTH BY PURCHASING EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS.AS WE TRANSITION BACK TO IN PERSON VISITS, SOME FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP RECRUIT AND INCENTIVIZE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ARE REKINDLING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY SITES. WE HAVE ALSO USED FUNDS FOR EVENTS FOR PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT, AND TEAM BUILDING FOR EXISTING AND POTENTIAL TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDING STAFF OF THE BREATHMOBILE PROGRAM, MEMBERS OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN COORDINATING THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS OF ASTHMA CARE EDUCATION IN NATIVE, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.