BREATHE LA Protects the Breath of Life : promoting clean air and healthy lungs through research, education and technology.

Join us at the 2013 Breath of Life Awards

Friday, June 7 (11:30am - 2pm), Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 300 E. Ocean Blvd.

Join us at the 2013 Breath of Life Awards

O24u

Support O24u this spring for specialized sports tournaments powered by BREATHE LA to help children suffering from asthma.

No Child Left Inside

COPD Research Funds Lag Behind Need

Despite being the nation’s third leading cause of death COPD funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is low.
COPD Funding From NIH

COPD Regional Network

The COPD Regional Network website features news and information to help people better understand and manage COPD.

COPD Regional Network Website

BLA Young Professionals

BREATHE LA's Young Professionals are making a difference.

Young Professionals Define Mission

Better Breathers Club

Hear Better Breathers Club members share how attending meetings helps them learn ways to manage their COPD.

Better Breathers Club Testimony

Building Stronger COPD Coalitions: Learning from Best Practices

February 9 event features webinar and phone-in options to participate remotely.

NASCAR® Takes on Country Music in Competition to Get Fans Screened for Risk of COPD

As a partner in the nationwide DRIVE4COPD, BREATHE LA is proud to share this announcement.   You can help!  Take this :30 sec online survey to help our nationwide network better understand how COPD affects us all. http://www.drive4copd.com/breathela

Acknowledging BREATHE LA 2011 Green Speakers

BREATHE LA wishes to acknowledge the more than two dozen top community, civic and business leaders who participated on Green Salon panels this past year.  With civic leaders such as LA County Supervizor Yaroslavsky and LA City Controller Greuel interfacing with high tech innovators and green business leaders, Los Angeles County continues to lead the nation in our environmental health policies and practices.

O²4u Expands Curriculum

BREATHE LA’s environmental education program, was hard at work this summer expanding the curriculum to more than 50 activities.

LOS ANGELES COPD SUMMIT: TOWARDS A COUNTYWIDE COALITION

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 120,00 Americans each year.  More than 12 million Americans are currently diagnosed with COPD, including 1.6 million people in California.