Healthy Lungs

O24u Environmental Education Program Invites Funding Collaborators and Partners

O24u Environmental Education program reaches thousands of students in Los Angeles County and could expand further provided assistance from funding collaborators/ partners.

COPD Management Program Reaches Latino Community : Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free

COPD is a lung disease that blocks airways of the lungs making it hard to breathe. Over time, as the disease progresses, breathlessness can become worse. COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. BREATHE LA is leading the effort to provide COPD awareness, education and medical referrals to the Los Angeles Latino community.

Lung Power is BREATHE LA Asthma Control Program

Asthma Lung PowerAsthma Lung Power is BREATHE LA Asthma Management Program provided to school children in day camp settings in Los Angeles County.
Materials are available in five languages:
English
Armenian
Chinese
Korean
Spanish

BREATHE LA Asthma Lung Power is designed to empower children and their families manage asthma effectively.

Support Lung Power with a donation to ensure these brochures are available to diverse communities in Los Angeles County.

Breathe California Los Angeles County BREATHE LA

Our mission is to promote clean air and healthy lungs through
education, research and technology.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take
but by the moments that take our breath away."

BREATHE LA serves the unique needs of Los Angeles with a passionate dedication to clean air and lung health.

breathe life nowBREATHE LA serves one of the largest and most vibrant metropolitan areas in the world, Los Angeles County. We are proud of our commitment to provide meaningful programs and services as we fulfill our promise to protect the breath of life in Los Angeles.

BREATHE LA provides educational programs like O24U our environmental education program, to elementary school children.

BREATHE LA provides lung health awareness materials and provides lung health programs like Asthma Lung Power to middle school children.

Board Members Recognized for Outstanding Community Efforts

BREATHE LA Board Members continue to accomplish great things for clean air and healthy lungs in Los Angeles County. This month, Ray Gonzales and Anastacio Medina have been recognized for their outstanding efforts this month!

November is COPD Awareness Month

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the #4 cause of death in the United States. More women than men die of the disease each year, but many do not know they have it,” according BREATHE LA Pulmones Libres/ Breathe Free COPD Awareness and Education Program Coordinator Everardo Alvizo. Find BREATHE LA COPD Awareness Month community activities in English and Spanish near you.

COPD Outreach Team Attending Respiratory Rally in Carson

Health educators from Pulmones Libres/ Breathe Free will be attending the Respiratory Rally to connect with and inform Spanish-speaking community members about COPD on Nov. 3, 2008.

Feria de Salud Farmacia Remedios

Health educators from Pulmones Libres/ Breathe Free will be attending Feria de Salud – Farmacia Remedios to connect with and inform Spanish-speaking community members about COPD on Oct. 25, 2008.

COPD Education Outreach at Central American Consulates Health Fair in MacArthur Park

Health educators from Pulmones Libres/ Breathe Free will be attending the Central American Consulates Health Fair to connect with and inform Spanish-speaking community members about COPD. If you have time to lend your Spanish communication skills or you're just in the MacArthur Park area, stop by to meet Carmen Zapata and/or Everardo Alvizo.
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