Join our Social Network! Breathe California has proudly launched new Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn pages. Link up with these profiles to stay up-to-date with agency news and check out new photos, videos and more!
California Cancer Research Act
Breathe California has joined the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to campaign for an increase of the cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack. The revenue generated will go to research, tobacco prevention and enforcement programs. VOLUNTEER NOW! by contacting dennis@lungsrus.org (Fact Sheet)
Professional Caregiver Training
On Wednesday, February 24, Breathe California will sponsor a "Professional Caregiver Training" at the Northside Community Center in San Jose. This two-hour workshop is specifically for those hired to provide caregiver services. Topics will include healthy breathing, fall prevention, acknowledging grief and love, and empowering caregiving heroes.
The training is free, but space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, call 408 998-5865.
New COPD materials for download!
Breathe California has posted new literature on COPD, which is now available for download thanks to Boehringer Ingelheim. Please take a look at the new material.
Ever have an issue with smoking in a restaurant's outdoor dining area?
Breathe California is advocating for smoke-free outdoor dining in the cities of Santa Clara County. If you've been bothered by secondhand smoke while eating in a restaurant's outdoor dining area, please call us and join the effort to keep secondhand smoke out of our dinner plates.
Click here for more information!
*Project possible through funds from the California Department of Public Health Tobacc Control Section.