The programs developed by the COPD Foundation help increase awareness about COPD, its management, and resources available to individuals with COPD, caregivers, healthcare professionals, leaders in the COPD community, or the general public. Below you will find links to the various programs supported by the Foundation. Please feel free to contact the C.O.P.D. Information Line (866-316-2673) for further information on how you can support any one of these programs.
Being one of the two programs developed to support the launch of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)'s Learn More, Breathe Better COPD Awareness Campaign, the Information Line has helped thousands of callers to date with resources and support. Open to individuals with COPD, their family members, health care professionals or members of the general public, the Information Line is your one-stop access to all of the COPD Foundation's programs, materials, and resources.
The COPD Foundation has co-sponsored many patient education events, free to the public. These events included a series of lectures from leading COPD researchers and free educational materials, all designed to help educate attendees more about their COPD to improve their quality of life.
The COPD Foundation recognizes the challenges and costs confronting pulmonary rehabilitation programs in providing current, quality educational materials. Through PEP, the COPD Foundation offers free educational materials, ongoing support, resources, and tools for disease management to promote long-term benefits following graduation from pulmonary rehabilitation. In addition, PEP offers an opportunity to assist in Pulmonary Rehab outcomes and feedback. If you and your organization would like to participate in this exciting new program, please contact Scott Cerreta at (866)-731-2673 ext 443 or email scerreta@copdfoundation.org.
The MSU is the second program developed with the launch of the Learn More, Breathe Better campaign. Over 25,000 individuals have received free lung tests in health fairs, senior expos, and other events around the nation. There’s more information about the MSU program and how you can find out if it’ll be in your area soon.
The Learn More, Breathe Better Campaign was launched in 2008 with the purpose of spreading awareness of this underdiagnosed and underfunded disease. The COPD Foundation partnered with the NHLBI of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to spread awareness of COPD by offering educational resources, such as the COPD Resource Kit, and programs such as the MSU and C.O.P.D. Information Line.
The COPD Shuttle: Journey to the Center of the Lung, is a 20-seat, state-of-the-art mobile motion simulator launched by the COPD Foundation in May 2010. The COPD Shuttle is designed to make viewers feel as if they are inside the body, offering a rare glimpse into the lungs, heightening their understanding of COPD, and providing a catalyst for thousands to seek assessment and treatment. The Shuttle is an excellent educational tool and due to its visibility easily finds a captive audience. When the Shuttle is present at a MSU event, it nearly doubles the amount of individuals who request to be screened by MSU staff.
Looking for a way to make a difference in your community? Be part of the movement by signing up for Operation 435--the COPD community's leading grassroots advocacy group.
This toolkit has been developed by a broad based coalition that includes several key pulmonary societies. It is designed to give hospital based pulmonary rehabilitation programs detailed information regarding payment for pulmonary rehabilitation services under the fee-‐for-‐service program of Medicare.
Click here to download the PDF of the toolkit.