We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.
LHF in the News
December 22, 2025
Flu hospitalizations are rising rapidly across Canada as the H3N2 strain spreads. Learn why this season’s flu is causing more severe illness and how immunization can help protect your lung health.
November 20, 2025
Canada needs a strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma with integrated surveillance systems, improved access to care, and targeted programs to reduce hospitalizations.
September 5, 2025
As the rates of late-stage lung cancer in nonsmokers rise in Canada, researchers are advocating for increased awareness and screening.
Media Release
July 17, 2024
Ready. Set. Breathe, Canada. Something exciting is in the air as the Lung Health Foundation (LHF) teams with Olympic champion and lung health advocate Maggie Mac Neil for a “breathtaking” multi-platform national awareness campaign just in time for the Paris Summer Games. Canada’s trusted go-to public resource for lung health has partnered with the 100m butterfly gold medalist – one of 3.8 million Canadians who live with asthma – to make waves showcasing how our lungs are the real champions of athletic excellence, and of life’s everyday moments.
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.
Blog
January 11, 2024
Are you an early to mid-career investigator dedicated to advancing lung health research and want to make a change? The Lung Health Foundation invites you to apply for the Career Establishment Research Award, supporting independent research in the field.
December 7, 2023
What do a well-read 68-year-old father who always speaks his mind, a Toronto singer/songwriter with a rosy outlook on life and an adventurous Victoria B.C. non-smoker have in common with elite Canadian athlete Maggie Mac Neil, who will defend her gold medal and world record in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics next summer?
December 6, 2023
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