COPD Learn More Breathe Better® This November

One in five adults over age 45 has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), but as many as half of them do not know it. Prepare for COPD Awareness Month in November with the following events and resources from the NHLBI. Also visit http://www.LearnAboutCOPD.org for planning ideas and more information about the Nation's fourth leading cause of death.

Use Social Media To Stay Informed and Spread the Word About COPD

November is almost here, but it's not too late to increase awareness of COPD and its risk factors. Use these easy tools to tell others about the benefits of early detection and treatment in slowing the disease and improving the quality of life with COPD: Send an e-card! Let all your friends know it's COPD Awareness Month. On Facebook? Join the COPD Learn More Breathe Better® page and tell your friends. Tweeting and want updates on COPD from the NHLBI? http://twitter.com/breathebetter Place this article on COPD Awareness Month in a newsletter, your e-newsletter, or on your Web site.

Find more resources in the COPD Learn More Breathe Better® Virtual Partner Packet.

Be Resourceful During COPD Awareness Month and Beyond

Need ready-to-go fact sheets, posters, public service announcements, and more, to encourage COPD awareness and education? Tailor the materials in the COPD Learn More Breathe Better® Resource Kit for presentations, patient education, support groups, and media events.

Download the resource kit at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/campaign-materials/resource-kit.htm.

Country Conquers COPD™

The COPD Learn More Breathe Better® campaign has gone country! This month, the NHLBI's campaign launched a new program designed to bring important information about COPD to those at risk for the disease while they're enjoying fairs, festivals, and events related to country music. The NHLBI held the kickoff of the new program—Country Conquers COPD™—in Nashville, right in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Next stop:

The Barbecue Festival
Saturday, October 24th
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Uptown Lexington, NC

Admission is f|r|e|e.

Take a simple, painless screening test courtesy of the COPD Foundation. And enter to win some great giveaways courtesy of Oreck.

Check out more information about Country Conquers COPD™ on the COPD Learn More Breathe Better® Web site or at www.CountryConquersCOPD.org. See the campaign's Facebook page for more photos of the events.

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™ Country Conquers COPD is a trademark of HHS.