The British Lung Foundation COPD team campaigns locally throughout the UK with the aim of finding the ‘missing millions’ of undiagnosed people in the UK living with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
The campaigns are named ‘Love Your Lungs’ and specifically target the COPD ‘hotspots’ identified in the pioneering British Lung Foundation 2007 ‘Invisible Lives’ report. The report has been crucial in highlighting the scale of the UK's COPD problem.
The campaigns are held in targeted areas and offer free breathing tests which screen lung function in members of the public. The events also promote awareness of COPD, its symptoms, the ease with which people can check their lung health, and help to highlight the variety of support available locally and nationally.
Upcoming ‘Love Your Lungs’ campaigns
Barking and Dagenham:
Wednesday 18th November (10- 4pm) - Vicarage Fields Shopping Centre, Ripple Rd, Barking, IG11 8DQ
Wednesday 25th November (10– 4pm) - Sainsbury's, 97-131 High RdChadwell HeathRM6 6PA
Glasgow:
18th November (10 – 4pm) - Asda in Govan, 500 Helen Street, Govan, Glasgow, G51 3HR
For more information about what you can expect when you have a lung function test please click here.
