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Breathe California Conference 2012

Breathe California Conference 2012

Check out the latest updates on speakers and features of the 2012 BREATHE California Conference!  Taking place at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, participants will mix and mingle with top state officials, business and philanthropic leaders, health experts, and celebrities.

NASCAR® Takes on Country Music in Competition to Get Fans Screened for Risk of COPD

As a partner in the nationwide DRIVE4COPD, BREATHE LA is proud to share this announcement.   You can help!  Take this :30 sec online survey to help our nationwide network better understand how COPD affects us all. http://www.drive4copd.com/breathela

Acknowledging BREATHE LA 2011 Green Speakers

BREATHE LA wishes to acknowledge the more than two dozen top community, civic and business leaders who participated on Green Salon panels this past year.  With civic leaders such as LA County Supervizor Yaroslavsky and LA City Controller Greuel interfacing with high tech innovators and green business leaders, Los Angeles County continues to lead the nation in our environmental health policies and practices.

LOS ANGELES COPD SUMMIT: TOWARDS A COUNTYWIDE COALITION

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 120,00 Americans each year.  More than 12 million Americans are currently diagnosed with COPD, including 1.6 million people in California.

COPD Conference Brings Together Regional Experts

Earlier this month, as a leader of the COPD Western Region Network, BREATHE LA proudly co-sponsored the Hawaii COPD Coalition’s “COPD Education Day 2011.” The event was part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) COPD Learn More Breathe Better ®campaign and was composed of COPD patients and allied health professionals and volunteers. 

 

O²4u Expands Curriculum

BREATHE LA’s environmental education program, was hard at work this summer expanding the curriculum to more than 50 activities.

BREATHE LA Joins DRIVE4COPD

BREATHE LA Joins DRIVE4COPD

BREATHE LA has joined the national campaign to educate the public on the third leading cause of death in the U.S., COPD.

NEAL RICHMAN APPOINTED AS CHAIR-ELECT OF CALIFORNIA ASTHMA PARTNERS

NEAL RICHMAN APPOINTED AS CHAIR-ELECT OF CALIFORNIA ASTHMA PARTNERS

Neal Richman, Ph.D., has been appointed as the chair-elect for California Asthma Partners (CAP).  CAP is the premier statewide collaboration of government, nonprofit and other leading groups to address California children facing one of the highest asthma rates in the nation.