The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute created educational materials for the launch of its COPD awareness campaign, Learn More Breathe Better. Those materials and others from the COPD Foundation are available below for you to download and disseminate in your community.
Prior to 2008, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) lists Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) as the fourth leading cause of death in America with a projection that it would become the third leading cause of death by 2020. On December 9th, 2010, the CDC announced that CLRD (which is mostly comprised of COPD) has become the third leading cause of death in the United States. This announcement came 12 years earlier than predicted. The rationale for this change is explained in the Position Statement: COPD is the third leading cause of death in the Unites States.
Developed with the “4” initiative, the LMBB developed this one-pager that you could use to spread the word about COPD. It shows the importance of awareness and how it can help prevent further progression of COPD in the U.S.
This one-page, double-sided flyer has the basics of a COPD diagnosis. Learn how to identify symptoms, how COPD affects your lungs, the importance of quitting smoking and where to find more information.
This brochure is longer and goes deeper into the symptoms you can use to identify COPD, getting tested, and how to take action for your overall health management.