BREATHE LA Protects the Breath of Life : promoting clean air and healthy lungs through research, education and technology.

Research

BREATHE LA Center for Healthy Lungs conducts research with the goal of developing treatments and interventions to alieviate the suffering of those afflicted with lung diseases including Asthma, Emphysema, COPD and Tuberculosis.

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.

Current Research at Center for Healthy Lungs

Update on Lung Health Research 2008 : BREATHE LA Center for Healthy Lungs COPD Research

Update on Lung Health Research 2008 : BREATHE LA Center for Healthy Lungs COPD Research

Dr Chris Cooper mid-term findings on COPD research conducted at UCLA for BREATHE LA Center for Healthy Lungs

Breath of Life Awards video - April 8, 2010

Click the link above to check out comments from award recipients and attendees from the 2010 Breath of Life Awards.  Congratulations to this years recipients:

* Breath of Life Award - Masa Tanaka, President of Union Bank
* Legislator of the Year Award - Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry
* Innovation Award - BMW Group
* Community Impact Award - Los Angeles Unified School District

 

Innovators and Inspirers Honored at 2010 Breath of Life Awards

Innovators and Inspirers Honored at 2010 Breath of Life Awards

BREATHE LA recently honored leaders in education, industry, finance and government at the 2010 Breath of Life Awards, held at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Thursday, April 8, 2010. Union Bank CEO Masa Tanaka, LA City Councilwoman Jan Perry, BMW Group and LAUSD were among the honorees.

Annual Report 2008-2009

Annual Report 2008-2009

Presenting highlights of the 2008-2009 fiscal year

Breathe LA Sustainability Master Class

Breathe LA Sustainability Master Class

At the Sustainability Master Class, held on October 15th at Breathe LA, Charles Sine met with a select group of business professionals and community leaders to discuss theoretical and practical approaches to a supply chain management process re-envisioned under the lens of green business policies.  Breathe LA recognizes the importance of green business approaches to improve efficiencies and decrease overall emissions byproducts that have direct impacts on our health.  Click below to view his presentation.

Emphysema

National Asthma Guidelines

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Web Links

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