We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news:
Media Release
Lung Health Foundation Announces New Leaders to Reshape Lung Healthcare in Canada
The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) is poised to reshape the future of lung healthcare in Canada with the appointment of three dynamic leaders to tackle an escalating public health crisis.
Lung Health Foundation: New Evict Radon National Study Report Underscores ‘Urgent Need for Canada-Wide Advocacy’ to Reduce Dangerous Radon Levels in Canadian Homes
The Lung Health Foundation (LHF), the premier resource on lung health for all Canadians, is urging all Canadians to act on findings presented in the 2024 Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Exposure in the Residential Buildings of Urban and Rural Communities, issued today by the Evict Radon National Study.
“A meaningful first step in acknowledging decades of harm”: Lung Health Foundation Applauds Landmark $32.5 Billion Legal Settlement Against Tobacco Companies
On October 17, news broke that all 10 provinces and three territories would benefit from a landmark $24.8 billion settlement against JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. Meanwhile, a mediator-lead settlement would award further billion dollar compensation to several class-action lawsuits in Quebec.
Lung News
Provinces Will Receive $24.7 Billion from the Tobacco Settlement. Let Them Know There’s a Right Way to Spend It.
We’re getting loud about directly addressing the decades of harm caused by commercial tobacco products in Canada. Get loud with us.
Lung Health IS Women’s Health: 3 Surprising Facts on International Women’s Day
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Accelerate Action, emphasizes the urgency of addressing systemic barriers, challenging biases, and fast-tracking progress towards gender equality. With this vision in mind, here are three things that we’d like you to know about lung health (and the women who are transforming it!)
Our health-care system isn’t taking lung health seriously and that’s costing lives
Thousands of Ontarians are dying needlessly because their lung disease wasn’t caught early, they couldn’t access the right specialists or they lacked treatment options.
Blog
Better Breathing Week 2025: A Look Back at the Biggest Lung Health Event of the Year
Better Breathing Week 2025 was a game-changer in lung health education, policy, and research. With over 400 attendees joining in person and virtually, this event brought together leading healthcare professionals, researchers, and advocates to explore the future of respiratory care.
Provinces Will Receive $24.7 Billion from the Tobacco Settlement. Let Them Know There’s a Right Way to Spend It.
We’re getting loud about directly addressing the decades of harm caused by commercial tobacco products in Canada. Get loud with us.
Lung Health IS Women’s Health: 3 Surprising Facts on International Women’s Day
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Accelerate Action, emphasizes the urgency of addressing systemic barriers, challenging biases, and fast-tracking progress towards gender equality. With this vision in mind, here are three things that we’d like you to know about lung health (and the women who are transforming it!)
Lung Health Foundation Alerts
A new era in lung health
The sole reason the foundation exists is to help Canadians improve their lung health. Our bold new Lung Health Starts Now! 2021-2026 Strategic Plan will help us do it.
Ensuring Access to Inhalers & Other Medications During COVID-19
The Lung Health Foundation is monitoring the availability of several inhaled respiratory medications after receiving reports of brief local shortages. As of March 31, there are no largescale shortages reported, though individual pharmacies may temporarily
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After a century of improving lung health as the Ontario Lung Association, we are settling in to our new identity, and we are glad to have supporters like you by our side. Welcome to lunghealth.ca, home of the Lung Health Foundation!