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Get Ready for November – COPD Awareness Month
Do you know anyone who suffers from the following?
- Constant coughing, sometimes called "smoker's cough"
- Shortness of breath while doing every day activities
- Excess sputum production
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- Feeling like you can't breathe
- Not being able to take a deep breath
- Wheezing
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These are all symptoms of COPD (Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease); a serious lung disease that, over
time, makes it hard to breathe. It is the fourth leading cause of
death in the United States. However, early detection and treatment
of COPD can slow the disease and improve quality of life.
November is COPD Awareness Month. So take the opportunity to
increase awareness and understanding of this disease and its risk
factors in November and throughout the year.
To learn more about COPD, visit http://www.LearnAboutCOPD.org.
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Use Online Resources to Plan Activities
The following speaker's guide and slides contain talking points,
a script, and tips for making presentations about COPD. Great for
use in:
Screen the COPD Video
Personal experiences of three people diagnosed and living with
COPD are profiled. This video demonstrates how real people took
steps to manage the disease and breathe easier. It also answers
basic questions about COPD and its risk factors. A useful tool for
educating those at-risk for the disease, the video can be shown in
settings such as community-based information seminars, health and
wellness events and shows, and in health care provider offices or
waiting rooms during COPD Awareness Month and the rest of the year.
Order item #56-292N at http://emall.nhlbihin.net/product2.asp?sku=56-292N
for $11.00.
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Spread the Word with the Resource Kit
Looking for even more ideas for ways to spread the
word about COPD? The COPD Learn More Breathe Better
Resource Kit is full of tools and materials designed to help
organizations, patient groups, and health care professionals spread
the word about COPD.
The kit comes with a handy campaign background sheet, sample
press releases, print public service announcements, and posters in
hard copy and electronic formats (DVD, CD).
Access the kit online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/campaign-materials/resource-kit.htm.
Order item #KT-048 at http://emall.nhlbihin.net/product2.asp?sku=KT-048
and pay ONLY $8.50 to cover shipping costs to
receive a f|r|e|e copy. Limit, one per customer or organization.
* Shipping charges may apply.
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