American Lung Association of Michigan

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Breathe Well, Live Well is an adult asthma management program that can help you control your asthma and reduce symptoms. That means you can enjoy more activities! Breathe Well, Live Well is taught by an American Lung Association-trained facilitator. You can feel comfortable knowing this program is backed by the country’s leading lung health organization.

It’s simple – Breathe Well, Live Well works! Developed with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Breathe Well, Live Well has been proven effective through nationwide testing. People in the program report less severe asthma, fewer respiratory problems, and better ability to stick to their treatment plan. Click here to see if there is a workshop near you!

The American Lung Association®, can give you 22 million reasons why we need to "Blow the Whistle on Asthma" and why you should help fight the asthma epidemic and make an impact. More than 22 million Americans currently have asthma. You probably know someone who suffers from this chronic disease. It could be a family member, a young child, a co-worker, a neighbor or maybe even you. Asthma Walk gives you the chance to get involved and help your loved ones breathe easier. Your participation will raise the funds necessary to provide life saving education, research and advocacy so we can better control asthma and soon find a cure.

Last week, the Campaign for Smokefree Air (CSA), with the help of Public Sector Consultants (PSC), released a report examining whether HB 4163, which would make all Michigan worksites smokefree, would have an adverse economic impact on the bar and restaurant industry. In its report, PSC reached the following conclusions:

Compelling scientific evidence exists to support eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke.
This bill will have no net economic effect on the Michigan restaurant and bar industry.
Public support, measured by opinion polls and adoption of smoke-free laws in other states, is increasing—not decreasing.
A smoke-free workplace law that includes restaurants and bars does not constitute unwarranted government regulation of business. The compelling governmental interest in protecting public health is based on scientific evidence, public opinion, and more than 30 years of legislative and executive action.

The study supports what we have consistently been promoting for the past several years – that there will be no negative effect on our bar and restaurant industry. Click here to see the full report. We also encourage you to send your state senator and Senate Majority Leader Bishop an email to make sure they have reviewed this study and ask for their support of HB 4163. Email addresses for the Michigan Senate can be found at www.senate.mi.gov . As always, thank you to everyone for your continued support and hard work in the effort to make Michigan air smokefree!

Free Help to Quit Smoking

It’s tough to be a quitter, especially if you’re trying to quit smoking, according to the American Lung Association of Michigan. Nearly 25 percent of Americans smoke cigarettes, and while millions of them try to quit smoking each year, “successful quitting” averages two to four quit attempts.

To quit, the American Lung Association of Michigan offers two free help methods. Free Help is available through the American Lung Association’s Lung Help Line and through the online, self-help Freedom from Smoking® program.

To talk to a specially-trained smoking cessation counselor at the Lung Health Line, call 1-800-LUNG-USA and choose option 2.

To sign up for the on-line Freedom From Smoking program, visit www.freedomfromsmoking.org. This site also contains valuable reference materials for free download, including information on the use of nicotine replacement therapy and creating a Quit Smoking Action Plan.