Your participation and fundraising can help Breathe California Educate about lung disease and the dangers of tobacco/vaping; Provide support services to children, seniors, and families; Advocate for clean air, lung health, and effective tobacco policies; and Support important and innovative lung health research.

PLUS you'll enjoy refreshments, a great raffle, a level, shaded route, and an event t-shirt or protective face mask. JOIN US!

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Watch our Video from last year's Breath of Life Walk.

Join us and our partners online or in person for up-to-date information about COPD care and treatments. This FREE event will be useful for those who have COPD, their families and care providers. Activities may include breathing exercises, spirometry testing, games, and prizes. Dr. Lisa Postow of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Division of Lung Disease will be Keynote Speaker. Watch for more details and a registration link in our October newsletter!

Our Sleep Safe Program accepts donations of “gently used” CPAP and BiPAP machines and supplies and provides them to clients in our service area at an affordable price. We currently need ResMed brand CPAP and BiPAP machines to keep our stock filled to help community members who need them. We especially need full face masks in Medium and Large sizes! Learn more.

Important message for current CPAP and BiPAP users:

Certain Philips Masks for BiPAP, CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Safety

Millions of immunocompromised Americans are at the highest risk for developing severe COVID-19 and are hospitalized at a rate four times greater than the general population. Transplant recipients and people with certain cancers, advanced or untreated HIV, and those taking immunosuppressive drugs or undergoing chemotherapy are especially in danger as they may not produce an adequate response to vaccines. If you are considered immunocompromised, talk to your doctor about upping your antibodies with a long-acting monoclonal antibody therapy treatment to keep you healthier and safer. Learn more at UpTheAntibodies.com.

Helping Seniors Breathe Easy

We would like to thank El Camino Healthcare District for supporting our Seniors Breathe Easy program with a 1-year grant. The program targets seniors 65 years and older and their caregivers. Most seniors are at high risk for lung disease, already have lung disease, or have a family member with lung disease. Lung disease plays a critical role in health for seniors, is the number three killer in the US, and dramatically decreases their quality of life. Our program activities will include health presentations, caregiver training, smoking cessation assistance, exercise programs, home visits for fall prevention and assessment of environmental lung health risks, and provision of respiratory therapy equipment for needy seniors. Learn more about Breathe California’s Senior Resources.

There are one-time payment assistance programs that could help! The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides income qualified customers up to $1,000 in financial assistance to pay eligible household energy costs including utility bills for heating, cooling and home weatherproofing expenses. To get help with past due energy bills, visit pge.com/billhelp to learn more about LIHEAP other one-time assistance programs.