Month: July 2022

16th Annual FREE Zoom COPD Education Day, Friday, 9/9/2022, 9:30am-noon, HST

August 22, 2022July 21, 2022 by Valerie Chang

Get ready for the 16th annual COPD Education Day on Friday, September 9, 2022. It’s free but register so you can receive any handouts that may be helpful and get the link and information on how to connect with zoom. Topics include: Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Introduction to COPD, Other Conditions that Affect COPD, Getting the … Read more

World Bronchiectasis Day was July 1

July 21, 2022 by Valerie Chang

The first World Bronchiectasis Day was held on July 1, 2022, and will be on July 1 every year forward. It is to help increase awareness of this treatable condition, as well as share information on ways to reduce the burden this condition causes to patients and their loved ones worldwide. Watch this great short … Read more

Free COPD Caregiver Toolkit

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by Valerie Chang

The Respiratory Health Association (RHA) created the FREE COPD Caregiver’s Toolkit in 2017 to support informal caregivers of people living with COPD. The National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) worked with RHA to help create a digital form of this Toolkit to provide greater access to caregivers everywhere. The FREE toolkit is available here: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/copd-caregivers-toolkit-modules

The toolkit is in handy modules that can be used and reviewed as needed. It can make life better for patients and loved ones.

Donate through PayPal Giving Fund, via check and Foodland’s GiveAloha Program

March 3, 2023July 18, 2022 by Valerie Chang

PayPal Giving Fund Hawaii COPD Coalition has joined the PayPal Giving Fund program. When you donate through the PayPal Giving Fund, 100% of the donation goes to the charity you have selected–no deductions, no fees. More information about this program is here. Credit cards and debit cards are accepted. There is no cost to participate in this … Read more