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Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free

Posted Tue, 09/23/2008 - 2:00pm by Julia

Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free is BREATHE LA COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) awareness and education program. Provided in English ( Breathe Free ) and Spanish ( Pulmones Libres ), the program serves uninsured and minority communities.


Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free is a COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) awareness and education program of BREATHE California of Los Angeles County ( BREATHE LA). Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free logoPulmones Libres / Breathe Free will initially outreach to the Los Angeles Latino community recruiting 100 medically indigent individuals for 2-hour COPD management classes. The classes provide an overview of COPD and its symptoms, how to quit smoking, breathing exercises, and provides health care referrals to KHEIR Community Clinic to those who want it. In addition, Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free offers free workshops on COPD for community members and service providers.

copd diagramOur goal is to reach 500 community members and raise overall awareness about COPD throughout Los Angeles County, with a wealth of information available in Spanish.

For more information, in English or Spanish, contact BREATHE LA Pulmones Libres staff, Claudia Medina

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