lung health

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.
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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.

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Posted September 8th, 2008

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.

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Posted July 30th, 2008

Fire Season Lung Health Alert - Plastics, toxins released into air from fire burning at Universal Studios

For those with asthma or other lung diseases, the most important thing to do during fire season is to limit exposure to smoke and toxins by staying indoors with windows closed. Run the air conditioner and air filters, and limit strenuous activity.

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Posted June 1st, 2008

BODY WORLDS 3 exhibit includes BREATHE LA 4-U-N-I Student PSAs to Help Teens Quit Smoking

BREATHE LA helps Los Angeles BREATHE at “I QUIT” on World No Tobacco Day at the BodyWorlds Exhibit at California Science Center in Exposition Park on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 3 to 5 pm.

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Posted May 20th, 2008

Current Research at Center for Healthy Lungs

Lung Health ResearcherBREATHE LA Center for Healthy Lungs funds research designed to identify interventions that improve quality of life for those suffering with lung disease. Funding is also targeted for research that promotes clean air and develops technology.
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Posted August 24th, 2007

BodyWorlds Coupon from BREATHE LA

BodyWorlds3 at California Science Center takes you on an illuminating journey through the human body. Print this coupon for DISCOUNTED ADMISSION and be sure to look for the BREATHE LA 4-U-N-I Teen Quit Smoking PSAs next to the (yukky! ) smokers' lung.Bodyworlds Coupon

Information on the exhibit is available online in
English and other languages.

German
French


Exhibit Catalog is available in Spanish, Chinese, German, French, Dutch -

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Posted August 22nd, 2008

World No Tobacco Day Event at BODY WORLDS 3

BREATHE LA’s 4-U-N-I youth peer-to-peer smoking prevention group is promoting World No Tobacco Day in conjunction with Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS 3 exhibition’s “I Quit” smoking cessation program on May 31. The event, which will feature student representatives from Beverly Hills High School’s 4-U-N-I chapter, lung health professional Dr. Giovanni Smith, and kid-friendly activities from Radio Disney, takes place from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the California Science Center.

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Posted August 20th, 2008

Winning Film Submission Helps Promote Childhood Asthma Awareness

Contest submissions addressing "What should a kid do during an asthma attack?" came in from across the country, but filmmaker and UCLA student Michael Rutherford's piece differentiated itself from the others with its accurate, compelling content.

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Posted July 29th, 2008

BREATHE LA Health Alert - Fill Prescriptions for Emergencies

The 5.4 earthquake centered in Chino Hills, CA on July 29, 2008 served as a reminder that patients with asthma, COPD, or other lung diseases that require medications should refill and update prescriptions regularly so that when natural disasters occur, medication management can continue uninterrupted. Contact your health care professional for details and be sure you have your medication within reach.

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Posted July 29th, 2008
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