We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news:
Media Releases
Providing Safe Workspaces for Essential Services Workers Living with Lung Disease
The Lung Health Foundation supports efforts to provide safer work environments for the millions of Canadians living with lung disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about our position on protecting patients.
Evolving to better support the 1-in-5 Canadians living with lung disease
Recognizing the significant and growing human and economic burden that lung disease represents, we continuously examine our business model, looking for ways of more effectively and efficiently delivering on our mission and investing the funds
New report highlights knowledge gaps in COPD – a disease that one million Canadians do not even know they have
Prior to 2020, the Lung Health Foundation operated as the Ontario Lung Association. Enjoy this content from our archives. The Ontario Lung Association report, Helping the Missing Million, aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment
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World Asthma Day Spotlight: Asthma in Ontario
Our new Asthma in Ontario infographic highlights what high-quality asthma care looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Asthma Day 2021
In Canada, asthma is the third most common chronic disease. There is no cure.
Canada needs a robust vaccine registry, not just a Band-Aid solution
As we grapple with the past year’s fight against the COVID-19 virus and vow never to let Canada find itself in the same vulnerable position it was in last spring, our country must face some
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Asthma Safe Learning
Heading “back to school” will be a different experience in 2020, and you may be feeling extra anxious about your child’s asthma. Let our Back-to-School Asthma Management Protocol help.
Ask A Geek: How to cope with extreme heat?
Prior to 2020, the Lung Health Foundation operated as the Ontario Lung Association. Enjoy this content from our archives. Dear BreathingGeek, It’s hot, and I’m a mess. Literally melting, okay? But I’m actually writing to
Ask A Geek: Help me move my workouts indoors SAFELY!
Dear BreathingGeek, Pollen season is making me M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-E, so I’ve moved my workouts indoors. I’m thinking of making a home gym in my basement, anything I should keep in mind to make sure my asthma
Lung Health Foundation Alerts
Your support is more crucial than ever before
With COVID-19 putting us all at risk of experiencing a serious respiratory infection, investments in lung health are needed more than ever. Will you help us at this critical moment?
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
COVID-19 update: which Lung Health Foundation services remain open?
The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving, and we need to evolve our approach with it. While we have been looking forward to celebrating our new brand with you, protecting your health comes first — today, and always. Below,