The Great American Smokeout
Today the American Cancer Society is spearheading “The Great American Smokeout,” a campaign promoting smoking cessation. According to the American Cancer Society, “Tobacco use remains the single...
View ArticleA Call to Action!
Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) releases the “National Vital Statistics Report.” The report draws information from...
View Article2nd Annual COPD Awareness Night with New York Mets!
June 16, 2012 marks the second annual COPD Awareness Night with the New York Mets at Citi Field! The Mets will take a stand against the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in honor of Bob Mandt,...
View ArticleCOPD Awareness Day in Raleigh, NC!
(written by Aimee Bulthuis, Associate Director of Public Policy, COPD Foundation) Last Wednesday the COPD Foundation hosted North Carolina COPD Awareness Day at the State Legislature Building in...
View ArticleBe a part of World Spirometry Day 2012
It’s that time again! The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) have collaborated with the European Lung Foundation (ELF) for World Spirometry Day 2012 (WSD), an awareness campaign...
View ArticleA Girl Scout Supports the Cause!
You’re never too young to make a difference! Olivia Bernard, 14 year-old North Augusta Girl Scout, took initiative for the cause and organized a DRIVE4COPD screening event on July 16 at her local...
View ArticleGetting Involved To Honor Her Family
Robert and Doris Reicherter met in high school, when he was 17 and she was 15. They were married in 1964. Over the years, Robert was drafted into the army, the two had two sons, and began their lives....
View ArticleDRIVE4COPD at the NASCAR Geico 400 Chicagoland Speedway
The DRIVE4COPD campaign is in full effect with a flurry of activities in the works! Last week, COPD Foundation (COPDF) staff were in Chicago for the NASCAR Geico 400 Chicagoland Speedway race and Fuel...
View Article2012 COPD Proclamation Update
The COPD community had a very successful COPD Awareness Month thanks to all of your advocacy work! From Washington to Florida, COPD advocates have been visiting with elected officials, conducting...
View ArticleInspiration For Life: AACVPR Initiates Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week, initiated by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), aims raise general awareness about the role of pulmonary rehabilitation in...
View ArticleWorld COPD Day: November 20, 2013
We are just two days away from World COPD Day! The COPD Foundation is supporting the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) to help raise global awareness on Nov. 20, 2013....
View ArticleEmbarrassed By My Oxygen
Dear Coach: I was diagnosed with emphysema approx. 10 years ago. About 5 years ago my pulmonologist prescribed oxygen therapy for me. It was only 2 liters per minute to start, used almost exclusively...
View ArticleShaming and Blaming
The dreaded question for individuals living with COPD is “Did you smoke?” So much is insinuated in three simple words, and so many in our community have to withstand the stigma associated with the...
View ArticleCould it be COPD?
Dear COPD Coach, I don’t want to waste your time, but my father has been experiencing trouble breathing, coughing spasms, and loss of consciousness due to coughing. I’m scared, I don’t know if he has...
View ArticleRunning with Wings
Mary Jo Byrne was a loving mother, wife, and grandmother. Her family described her as “strict but passionate,” and all four of her daughters very much knew they were loved. Most of all, she taught her...
View ArticleAlpha-1 Awareness: #AreYou1?
At least 100,000 Americans live with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1), but fewer than 10% have been diagnosed. Alpha-1 is the most common known genetic risk factor for emphysema. Are you 1?...
View ArticleRunning for his Father and the COPD Community
Justin Daniels is a distance runner from Richmond, Indiana who is dedicated to honoring those who live with COPD by racing in all 50 states in 2015. He started his hobby when his father Leonard, 60,...
View ArticleBe a part of World Spirometry Day 2012
It’s that time again! The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) have collaborated with the European Lung Foundation (ELF) for World Spirometry Day 2012 (WSD), an awareness campaign...
View ArticleA Girl Scout Supports the Cause!
You’re never too young to make a difference! Olivia Bernard, 14 year-old North Augusta Girl Scout, took initiative for the cause and organized a DRIVE4COPD screening event on July 16 at her local...
View ArticleGetting Involved To Honor Her Family
Robert and Doris Reicherter met in high school, when he was 17 and she was 15. They were married in 1964. Over the years, Robert was drafted into the army, the two had two sons, and began their lives....
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