We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.
LHF in the News
September 5, 2025
As the rates of late-stage lung cancer in nonsmokers rise in Canada, researchers are advocating for increased awareness and screening.
August 19, 2025
Doctors say they’re seeing a growing number of non-smokers contracting lung cancer, warning Canadians to be aware of radon exposure.
August 4, 2025
As Ontario commits $1.8 billion to expand access to team-based primary care, the Lung Health Foundation (LHF) is calling on the government to take a vital next step: ensure that Respiratory Therapists and Certified Respiratory Educators (CREs) are included in these frontline care teams.
Media Release
July 3, 2024
The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) (lunghealth.ca), Canada’s leading non-profit lung health organization, today announced new appointments to its Board of Directors, reinforcing its commitment to improving lung health for all Canadians.
May 31, 2024
In alignment with World No Tobacco Day, the Lung Health Foundation has partnered with Ontario’s Public Health Units to introduce the Brief Conversations Toolkit, a robust bilingual online resource that aims to shrink the unprecedented youth vaping crisis in Canada by increasing brief contact intervention (BCI) knowledge and application among those who work with or care for the nation’s youth.
May 15, 2024
On the frontlines: Our mobile smoking & vaping quit app Quash is hitting 100+ Ontario high schools this spring.
Blog
October 25, 2024
Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, infects the lungs and airways. It’s highly contagious, and infections typically last one to two weeks. RSV can affect anyone of any age, causing mild cold-like symptoms for most. However, vulnerable people are at risk of developing severe RSV that can seriously affect their breathing. While you can catch RSV at any time of year, ‘RSV season’ generally starts in the fall and lasts until late spring.
October 23, 2024
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.
October 18, 2024
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.
