Download our 2022 “COVID, Influenza, and RSV” Resources Sheet
where you’ll find useful information about these three potentially deadly viruses
as well as links to finding vaccinations in the Bay Area and beyond.
ATTEND OUR 2024 WORLD COPD DAY WEBINAR
Wednesday, November 20 | 11:30 AM-1:30 PM | Zoom Webinar
Join our webinar to learn more about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Enjoy a wonderful panel of speakers and ask your questions about COPD. Activities will include Breathing Exercises, Raffle, Q&A, Games and Prizes. This informative webinar is especially useful for those who have COPD, their families and caregivers.
2024 World COPD Day Event Keynote Speaker
Mihaela Stefan, MD, PhD
NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases, Program Officer
Dr. Mihaela Stefan is a Program Officer with the Division of Lung Diseases at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Before joining NHLBI in 2022, she was a Clinician- Investigator and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, and the Associate Director of Implementation Science at UMMS-Baystate’s Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Science. Dr. Stefan obtained a PhD in Clinical and Translational Science from Tufts University and worked as an academic hospitalist at Baystate Health, in Western MA. Her research interests include implementation science, palliative care, improving representation in clinical trials, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and critical care.
Videos
WORLD COPD DAY 2023 – Breathe California’s free webinar features: Keynote speaker Dr. Antonello Punturieri, M.D., Ph.D.,Program Officer, Airways Biology and Disease Branch atNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Division of Lung Disease; advice from Physical Therapist Shilpa Datt; and Yoga breathing exercises with Certified Yoga instructor Kalpana Thiyagarajan.
WORLD COPD DAY 2022 Keynote Address – Dr. Lisa Postow, Ph.D.,Program Officer, NHLBI. Watch now.
BREATHE CALIFORNIA TV – In this episode of Breathe California TV, host Terry Trumbull speaks to Dr. Sulochina Lulla, MD, MPH about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Lulla is Board-certified in pulmonology; asthma, allergy, and immunology; and pediatrics. She is Secretary of the Breathe California Board of Directors and serves as medical director of the agency. Watch now.
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: “Living with COPD and Asthma: healthy lifestyle tips” – Breathe California co-hosted a special event with our friends at Alto Pharmacy and Balance on April 7, 2021. In this recording of the webinar, you’ll learn everyday tips for living with COPD and asthma as well as how to use inhalers correctly from Alto pharmacist Ashley Lee; and practices to improve your quality of life – plus a 5 minute guided demo – from Balance meditation coach Ofosu Jones-Quartey. Watch now.
COPD FOR SENIORS – Learn about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), how it affects senior health, and how to better manage life with COPD. Click here to view our “COPD for Seniors” video presentation. You will be asked for your Zip Code so that we can better know what communities we are serving.
Informational Materials
COPD – The more you know, the better for you and your family
English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese
COPD – Breathing Better with a COPD Diagnosis
English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Breathe California Agency COPD Brochure
English, Korean
COPD Flyer
Hindi
New COVID Protection for the Immunocompromised!
Great news from our partner and Supporter AstraZeneca! Time Magazine has named their live-saving product EVUSHELD one of the Best Inventions of 2022. The product, given as two intramuscular injections, is the first and only long-lasting monoclonal antibody to be authorized for emergency use in the U.S. The innovative treatments will offer hope and security to the nearly 10 million immunocompromised American patients unable to receive standard COVID vaccinations because they are on chemotherapy, have blood cancers, HIV or other immune deficiencies, or have received certain organ or marrow transplants. Learn more here.
COPD Caregiver’s Toolkit
Caring for a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be complicated. This toolkit – brought to you by our Breathe America ally, the Respiratory Health Association and our partners at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – is designed to support caregivers like you. It answers five questions most COPD caregivers face at some point in their experience. You’ll also find some useful forms and checklists to help you prepare for doctor visits, track medications and vaccinations, develop a helpful contact list, and more. View the Toolkit online.
County Resources
Here are links to Pulmonary Rehab Resources or Medical Facilities in the counties that we serve: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Fresno, Humboldt, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma
