We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news:
Media Release
Systemic Barriers Stand in the Way of Lung Health for All
The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired the Lung Health Foundation to work harder to address inequality in respiratory care.
Lung Health Foundation Welcomes New Timeline for PMPRB Patented Medicines Guidelines
After months of consistent patient advocacy, the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has announced that they will delay the implementation of their pricing guidelines until January 2021.
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.
Lung News
Better Breathing Week
Better Breathing Week, the educational adventure where you can help create a world where everyone can breathe better, is Jan 24 – 28, 2022.
Calling all primary care professionals: Respiratory Health Forum registration is now open
Learn innovative approaches to lung health and explore the latest respiratory guidelines.
Lung Health Foundation and Canada’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats present: COVID-19 Policy Forum Series
Join us for a three-part policy series where you’ll hear from leading Canadian COVID-19 experts on how governments could have responded better. Limited seating. Register now!
Blog
Money Matters and your lung health journey
Join us on September 21st at 1:00 pm EST for a FREE one hour webinar via Zoom hosted in partnership with Wellspring.
Supporting Canadians Living with COPD
Being diagnosed with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) can be a scary and overwhelming experience for patients and their caregivers. Often, a diagnosis can feel very isolating, and the patient might feel very alone when
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 Alerts
Virtual event series: Navigating Asthma this School Year
Questions about how back-to-school season will affect Canadian students with asthma? The Lung Health Foundation is providing free digital learning sessions for parents, guardians, and educators.
On #GivingTuesday, all gifts are matched! Here’s a sneak peek of your gift’s impact
If you share our vision of a world where everyone can breathe easier, we invite you to learn about the kind of impact your Giving Tuesday gift will have.
There is something unusual about May 5th…
Giving Tuesday typically takes place in the late autumn,, but life is anything but “typical” these days. Read on for more details about this emergency day of global giving (and how your gift will be matched!)