Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of air pollution. BREATHE LA is determined to educate and empower children to take part in shaping the clean air future of Los Angeles.
Environmental education for inner-city school children. BREATHE LA O24u program is provided to low income children ages 8-14 years in after school care within air pollution impacted areas of Los Angeles County.
Asthma Lung Power is BREATHE LA Asthma Management Program provided to school children in day camp settings in Los Angeles County. Materials are available in five languages: English Armenian Chinese Korean Spanish BREATHE LA Asthma Lung Power is designed to empower children and their families manage asthma effectively.
Support Lung Power with a donation to ensure these brochures are available to diverse communities in Los Angeles County.
Asthma can be triggered by high levels of pollen. With warmer temperatures, pollen blooms earlier each year. Click on the link to learn more about pollen that could have an effect on your lung health.
L.A.'s notorious air pollution is hardest on kids. The closer to a freeway they live, play or attend school, the more likely it is that their developing lungs' capacity will be reduced...
For children in school break winter and summer daycamp settings, Asthma Lung Power is an asthma control program that allows children, caregivers and family members to understand asthma.
The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment.
Wouldn't it be great if the children you serve who have asthma could learn to better manage their condition while having fun playing an interactive video game? We developed Quest for the Code as an interactive resource to help kids do just that, and the game is now available online for the first time! Featuring some of their favorite celebrities as asthma-villains, Quest for the Code will help kids and teens find out more about:
Early warning signs and symptoms
Identifying and avoiding asthma triggers
Myths about asthma
How asthma affects the lungs
Proper use of asthma medication devices
Long-term control medicine and quick-relief medicine