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
PROOF POSITIVE THAT FDA NEW CIGARETTE PACKAGING GRAPHIC IMAGING WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT BE WARY OF THE LOOPHOLES

PROOF POSITIVE THAT FDA NEW CIGARETTE PACKAGING GRAPHIC IMAGING WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT BE WARY OF THE LOOPHOLES

Graphic image warning labels on cigarette cartons may be the latest addition to the fight to end tobacco smoking in the U.S., but they have been in practice in Australia, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand, and a number of other countries worldwide since 2008.

The California Green Rush

The California Green Rush

More and more of our state’s top industry, utility, and civic leaders are engaging in green business practices as a route to economic growth Californians continue to support the efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by companies, as prescribed in the state’s AB32 Climate Change legislation passed in 2006, while understanding that this need not be at the expense of bottom lines.  

New Initiative to Address Children's Respiratory Health at Port of Long Beach

New Initiative to Address Children's Respiratory Health at Port of Long Beach

Thanks to a grant just approved by the Harbor Commission of the Port of Long Beach, BREATHE LA will work with approximately 9,000 children to improve the identification, prevention and treatment of asthma, thereby reducing school absenteeism and emergency hospitalizations.   These funds were made available through the Port of Long Beach Mitigation Grant Program that seeks to address respiratory health challenges facing the surrounding community.

BREATHE LA presents BREATH OF LIFE AWARDS...May 12, 2011

BREATHE LA presents BREATH OF LIFE AWARDS...May 12, 2011

Register online here. Contact dberman@breathela.org to donate a silent auction item.  BREATHE LA will honor leaders in education, industry, finance and government with the 2011 Breath of Life Awards to be held Thursday, May 12 (6p.m.-10p.m.) at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Ave. The awards recognize honorees who strive to promote clean air and healthy lungs in Los Angeles County each and every day.

Breathe LA Awarded Today As Western U.S. COPD Regional Center For National Institute of Health

BREATHE LA joins eight other state and local organizations to receive a total of $383,000 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) education initiatives, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today. The awards are part of the NHLBI's COPD Learn More Breathe Better campaign. The contract supports community-based public health efforts to improve awareness and understanding of COPD, the nation's third leading cause of death.