Breathe Easy

The Breathe Easy news magazine is published twice a year (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter) and is distributed to 20,000 readers. It profiles current high-priority news topics and updates of lung association activities statewide.

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Spring/Summer 2002

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table of contents:

COVER STORY:

• Smog and Your Lungs
  Recent studies are confirming what health advocates have known for a long time — ozone is a serious threat to public health »

PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE: American Lung Association of California Sets Public Policy Priorities...

• Organization Pushes for Tobacco Tax Increase
• Asthma and Lung Disease Research Fund Would Expand Research
• Association Works to Reduce Diesel Exhaust
• Renewable Energy Would Help Meet California’s Electricity Needs
• Health Advocates Concerned about Indoor Air Pollution
• Association Urges Governor to Fund Tuberculosis Control

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• Longtime Volunteer Plans to Leave Something Behind
• Freedom From Smoking Helps People Quit in Cyberspace

AIR QUALITY NEWS

• Poor Indoor Air Quality Poses Health Risk

ASSOCIATIONS IN ACTION

• Sacramento’s Asthma Book is a Hot Seller at Hospitals
• San Francisco Awarded Grant for Tobacco Control Advocacy
• Santa Barbara and Ventura Hosts Showcase of Clean Air Vehicles
• Central Coast Improves Asthma Outcomes
• Los Angeles Partners with Healthcare Provider
• Santa Clara-San Benito Blows the Whistle on Asthma
• East Bay Launches Oakland Kicks Asthma Thanks to CDC Grant
• Redwood Empire Supports Tough Woodsmoke Ordinance
• Orange County Program Awarded Best Practice Status

RESEARCH MATTERS

• Researcher Hopes to Reduce Suffering for People with COPD