We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.
LHF in the News
May 30, 2026
Over 20 key health organizations and tobacco control experts from across the country convened in Ottawa this weekend for a national roundtable on the future of tobacco control in Canada. Concerned with high rates of youth vaping and the increasing use of nicotine pouches, the roundtable participants released a consensus statement calling for a new national target of reducing nicotine use to less than 5% by 2045. The existing target of less than 5% tobacco use by 2035 was reaffirmed.
February 11, 2026
Canada’s healthcare crisis is usually described in familiar terms: long wait times, overcrowded emergency rooms, and not enough doctors and nurses. Governments respond with equally familiar promises: more hospital beds, more staff, more funding. Of course, these investments are necessary. But they are no longer sufficient.
January 27, 2026
Each January, millions of Canadians set New Year’s resolutions to improve their physical and mental health. For many, that means trying once again to quit smoking or vaping. The intentions are good, but the struggle to quit an addictive substance is real. Tobacco addiction remains one of the leading causes of preventable disease and death in Canada, and for too long we have treated this as an individual challenge rather than a national policy issue.
Media Release
February 3, 2025
This World Cancer Day, Pfizer Canada ULC, together with Rethink Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer Canada, Lung Health Foundation, Lung Cancer Canada, and the Quebec Lung Association, is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of a series of grants to help advance oncology care and innovation in Canada. The competitive grants are awarded for proposals that aim to improve the quality of cancer care for Canadians living with metastatic cancer such as non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer or breast cancer.
January 20, 2025
This week, Canadians from coast to coast will unite to celebrate National Non-Smoking Week, an annual initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of living smoke-free. The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) is proud to support this important week by spotlighting its comprehensive quit-smoking and maintenance programs, designed to empower individuals on their journey toward a smoke-free life.
January 17, 2025
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.
Blog
May 14, 2025
Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
May 13, 2025
Lung disease is the third leading cause of death in Canada—but it doesn’t have to be. This Leave a Legacy Month, we’re asking a simple, powerful question: What if your legacy could help change that?
May 1, 2025
May is World Asthma Awareness Month, and the Lung Health Foundation is here to help guide the 4.6 million Canadians who live with this chronic condition. Better breathing starts with better control.
