We hardly ever stop to take a breath! Keep up-to-date with the Lung Health Foundation’s latest news.
LHF in the News
Media Release
October 15, 2026
A comprehensive new Abacus Data poll commissioned by the National Lung Health Alliance (NLHA), the country’s leading lung health advocacy group, finds overwhelming support for preventing the next generation from starting to smoke or vape, with 96% of Canadians saying it is important to prevent today’s children from ever taking up the products, and more than three-quarters supporting a Smoke-Free Generation law.
October 8, 2026
Canada ranks 17th out of 45 countries on the Global COPD Index, despite having a publicly funded health-care system that should place us near the top. In Chapleau and White River, Ont., people braved winter roads for a minutes-long test. When access arrived, people came.
October 5, 2026
Lung Health Foundation’s new Canadian COPD Performance Index finds significant shortfalls in COPD care across the country, driven by missing data, workforce shortages and no national strategy. Here’s where your region stands.
Blog
November 27, 2023
It was 2021, and Katie found herself with a cough that she just couldn’t shake. Here’s what she wishes she could tell herself about living with lung cancer (and how you can help people like Katie in the future!)
November 24, 2023
This Lung Cancer Awareness Month, learn about lung cancer from the REAL experts – people like Lisa, who is living a full life with Stage IV lung cancer thanks to a hope-boosting clinical trial.
November 21, 2023
A new vaccine is offering new hope against Respiratory syncytial virus. But what is RSV?
