News & Blog

We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.

LHF in the News

Doctor and patient
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.
July 28, 2025
Ontario’s $1.8 billion investment in primary care is a crucial step but we must integrate specialized lung health expertise to address the silent epidemic of respiratory illness, says an expert from the Lung Health Foundation.
doctor ausculting a young girl
May 14, 2025
Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.

Media Release

October 5, 2023
Rachel Jacobs is the LHF’s new Vice President of Partnerships and Development. Learn more about the big impact she’ll have on our community!
May 18, 2023
Ryan’s Law was named after local child, Ryan Gibbons, whose death from an asthma attack helped push for new laws in Ontario schools.
January 24, 2023
Canada’s Lung Health Foundation is pleased to announce that it is the beneficiary of a bequest of $1,092,735 from the estate of Lloyd Alexander Hope. It is the second-largest gift the non-profit organization has ever received in its 100 year history.

Blog

October 26, 2021
Better Breathing Week, the educational adventure where you can help create a world where everyone can breathe better, is Jan 24 – 28, 2022.
May 27, 2021
I was trying to juggle schoolwork, teams and clubs, my social life, and I hadn’t expected to be so stressed.