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C.H.A.M.P
Camp (Children's Health and
Asthma Management Program)
CHAMP Camp is a free, week-long outdoor
camping experience for kids with asthma.
Medical staff is around all the time –
so it’s safe to swim, rock climb
and do sports and arts and crafts. If
you are 8-12 years old, have asthma and
want to spend a week doing camp staff
– then CHAMP Camp is for you!
To find out more, click
here.
Adult
Asthma & COPD
Better
Breathers’ Clubs are support
groups for adults suffering with lung
diseases. Currently the Better Breathers’
Clubs are being restructured and are not
in session at this time, but we would
like to get your name, address and phone
number so we can send you the new start-up
date as soon as its ready. However, other
Respiratory Support Groups and Respiratory
Educational Classes are held at many locations
throughout Los Angeles County.
Thank you
for your patience.
Tuberculosis
(TB)
Community TB Screenings provide education,
outreach, free tuberculosis Mantoux skin
testing, and appropriate medical follow-up
for those at high-risk of contracting
the disease. You can get a skin test at
your doctor's office or call 1-800-427-8700
to reach the L.A. County TB control center
nearest you.
Clean
Air
Clean
Air Kids Clubs use a youth-oriented
air quality education program to teach
kids about Clean Air. This program is
offered through local Scout groups, Boys
and Girls Clubs and other community organizations.
Kids can earn a Clean Air patch and certificate.
Everything you need to do the program
is now available on the O24U section of
our website. Go to www.lalung.org/o24u/patch.html
for more information.
If you are a teacher, youth group leader,
or parent and want more information, click
here.
Tools
for Schools helps school administrators
and faculty, with the help of an industrial
hygienist mentor, learn how to assess
indoor air quality problems and how to
implement low-cost or no-cost means of
improving the indoor environment. For
more information please call (323) 935-5864
x227.
Clean Air Newspaper
Supplement is a reader-friendly piece
distributed through local newspapers informing
the public about clean air information
and programs. The last supplement went
to over 250,000 households through La
Opinion, the largest Spanish language
newspaper in Los Angeles.
Tobacco
Freedom
from Smoking® is a positive, upbeat
stop-smoking clinic that provides the
support and skills to quit. Offered at
various locations in Los Angeles County,
this program uses behavior modification
techniques. It's one of the most successful
stop-smoking program in Los Angeles.
Stop
Smoking Self-Help Kit contains a self
care handbook, tips, lessons and a relaxation
tape all designed to get the individual
to stop smoking. It's based on our successful
Freedom From Smoking program.
Stop Smoking Self-Help Kits are available
for a fee of $25 plus shipping and handling.
*I
would like to request a stop smoking self-help
kit *
S.T.A.R.S. (Seeking Tobacco Alternatives with Realistic Solutions) is an advocacy program that encourages the entertainment industry to de-glamorize tobacco use on screen and in television.
Young Ambassadors is a program within S.T.A.R.S. allowing teens ages 13-18 to talk with entertainment industry executives and perform sketches about the damaging images of smoking in movies and television.
If you are a teacher, youth group leader,
or parent and want to bring this program
to your school or community group, click
here.
Medical
& Professional
Research
Grants allow local medical researchers
to pursue breakthroughs in treatments,
improvements in patient care and cures
for lung disease. For more information
please call (323) 935-5864 x227.
Dr. Samuel
J. Sills Scholars Fund brings leading
pulmonologists to Los Angeles County to
share their medical expertise with the
local medical community. For more information
please call (323) 935-5864 x227.
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