Patient & Caregiver Resources - Lung & Respiratory Disease

The term lung disease refers to many disorders affecting the lungs, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infections like influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis, lung cancer, and many other breathing problems.*

• Information Sheets / Guides
• Advocacy Organizations
• Support Groups

Information Sheets / Guides

• Adult Onset Asthma Fact Sheet - Click here
  Source: Ontario Lung Association
• BreathWorks - Managing COPD - Click here
  Source: Ontario Lung Association
• BreathWorks Plan Guide - Click here
  Source: Ontario Lung Association
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Helping You Breathe Easier - Click here
  Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
• Lung Health Information - Click here
  Source: Ontario Lung Association
• The Goal is Asthma Control - Click here
  Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

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Advocacy Organizations

• Asthma Society of Canada - Click here
• Canadian Lung Association - Click here
• COPD Canada Patient Network - Click here
• National Asthma Patient Alliance - Click here
• Ontario Lung Association - Click here

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Support Groups

• Asthma Society of Canada - Asthma Centre Locator - Click here
• Canadian Lung Association - COPD Program Listings (includes support groups, clinics and education centres) - Click here
• COPD Canada Patient Network - Click here
• Ontario Lung Association - BreathWorks (COPD support) - Click here

*Source: (US) National Women's Health Information Center

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