Canada’s Big Tobacco Settlement Falls Short: Provinces Face a Massive Financial Gap in Covering Tobacco-Related Costs, Says National Lung Health Alliance
The National Lung Health Alliance (NLHA) acknowledges today’s approval of Canada’s $32.5 billion Big Tobacco settlement, but Canada’s most powerful lung health advocacy network warns that the funding is nowhere near enough to cover the true cost of tobacco-related disease and addiction in Canada.
Budget’s anti-vaping measures a breath of fresh air, but more must be done
While the excise tax on vaping liquids is a major step in the right direction, we should also implement a tax on vaping devices.
Lung Health Foundation Statement on Phillip Morris International’s Purchase of Vectura Group
The Lung Health Foundation denounces Philip Morris International’s (PMI) acquisition of Vectura.
Our Partnership with OTS and ORCS: Update
The Ontario Thoracic Society (OTS) and the Ontario Respiratory Care Society (ORCS) will no longer be part of our formal governance structure.
Why the Burden of Pneumococcal Disease is Underestimated and Misunderstood: Implications for Public Health Planning
In 2017-18, pneumonia led to 138,485 emergency department visits across Canada. It was the ninth leading cause of a trip to the ER.
COPD Patients Benefit Through Partnership to Improve Access to Care
The Lung Health Foundation and Respiplus have come together to improve access to high-quality care for COPD patients across Canada. The partnership brings together the Respiplus membership of over 16,000 Canadian healthcare providers with the Lung Health Foundation’s broad network of healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers to end gaps in COPD care. To begin the […]
