Free COPD Workshop

Learn about COPD and what to do about it.

En Espanol

• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) makes it difficult to breathe
• COPD is also the 4th leading cause of death in the United States
• COPD is mainly caused by smoking cigarettes
• If you are over 40 with a history of smoking, you are at risk of having COPD
• In 2001, 2,558 Hispanics died of COPD
• In 2002, close to 700,000 Hispanic Americans were diagnosed with chronic bronchitis, a form of COPD

RSVP to Attend

FREE BREATHE LA Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free COPD Workshop

Snacks and refreshments will be provided!

January 28, 2009

4pm - 5pm

Centro Maravilla Service Center

4716 Cesar E Chavez Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90022

For more information and/or to RSVP, please contact:

Everardo Alvizo, MSW

Health Educator, Coordinator

323-935-8050 x 230

Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free reaches out to inner city Spanish Speaking Communities in Los Angeles to identify and serve uninsured adults with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). An awareness and education program of BREATHE LA, Pulmones Libres / Breathe Free program’s goal is to serve medically indigent adults in the inner city and to offer free workshops for community members and service providers.