Breathe California of The Bay Area

How to Reduce Secondhand Smoke in Your City!

Breathe California is working with others to reduce the exposure of secondhand smoke in several municipalities in Santa Clara County including Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Milpitas, Mountain View and several others. Secondhand smoke is dangerous even if you are exposed to it outdoors. Although we have made great strides, we need your help.

Examples of help include: helping with surveys, testifying at public hearings in support of ordinances, educating key people, gathering endorsements, etc.

In the next several weeks, each targeted municipality will be holding formal meetings to discuss adopting comprehensive tobacco prevention ordinances to reduce the public’s exposure. This is where your help will be needed. Please contact Breathe California at 408-998-5865 to get involved and to help make a positive impact in your city.

Your New Years Resolution to Quit Smoking Permanently!

If you are a smoker, have you ever thought about quitting? Get healthy in a hurry. Sign up for our upcoming class and make it your New Years resolution to quit smoking permanently! Click here for more information.

Your Home is at Risk!

Your Home is at risk for an energy emergency! A home energy assessment is just what the doctor ordered.

For a limited time, Santa Clara County is offering healthy rebates that cover 80% of the cost of a home energy assessment, up to $800.

Participating contractors are trained to diagnose ways you can reduce energy use, improve the comfort and air quality, and lower energy costs. Complete the improvements your contractor recommends and be eligible for incentives up to $4,000 through Energy Upgrade California.

Visit sccgov.org/energyupgrades for a list of participating contractors.

Residents of Santa Clara County

Please share your thoughts on cigarette smoking and tobacco use. Take this 5 minute survey and support the health of your community!

Take survey now!

Green Team Video

In this video, Bob Garzee, Founder & Manager of the Electronic Transportation Development Center, discusses the following topics: workforce development training, solar-fueled school buses, and solar fueling of EVs. Watch and learn more about these pertinent issues.

Save Money on Your PG&E Bill

Breathe California has partnered with PG&E to help low- and medium-income families reduce their energy costs. The PG&E CARE and FERA programs provide a monthly discount on energy bills for income-qualified households and housing facilities. Qualifications are based on the number of persons living in your home and your total annual household income.

Click the link below to view the income requirements and other guidelines. If you qualify, download the pdf application form and mail to PG&E. If you have questions or problems with the form, call Lynn at 408-998-5865 or lynn@lungsrus.org.

CARE Guidelines

CARE Brochure

Free Whooping Cough Shots in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County, California – As you may have heard in recent news reports, we’ve are dealing with an epidemic of whooping cough in California. Whooping cough is a serious disease and infants under the age of 1 year at most at risk because they don’t yet have immunity to the disease. Read more. Clinic Flier

Does your child have asthma?

Help test a program to improve asthma management skills for children ages 5-10 and get paid. Read more here.

New Screening Tool and Educational Information!

Do you or anybody you love suffer from COPD? If you are one of the 2.8 milion currently suffering from COPD (CA), you need to read more here. To get screened now, Click here.