Find Information to Help You Breathe Easier

Learning more about COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) can help you get a better handle on your condition. Whether it's learning about the causes of COPD, the risk factors and symptoms of COPD, or how to manage this disease, the more you learn, the more you can take charge of your health.

In this section of the Health Library, you can:

• LEARN more about COPD
• MANAGE your COPD symptoms
• FIND tools and resources that can offer support and solutions

Understanding COPD

COPD is not a condition that everyone understands or is even aware of. Chances are, you may not have even heard the term "COPD" until you spoke with your doctor about your breathing symptoms. This section of the Health Library offers facts and insights that can help you better understand COPD so that you can begin to take charge of your health.

• What is COPD?

Take Control of Your COPD Today

How can you manage your everyday life without having a flare-up of your COPD? The materials shown here can offer you some helpful tips and solutions.

• Coping with COPD for Family and Friends
• Living with COPD
• My COPD Goals --What Are They?

Find Tools to Support You

HealthCoach4Me offers interactive tools that can help you better understand and manage your COPD. Check them out now and start putting your plan into action!

• Building Support Networks
• COPD Office Visit Checklist
• COPD Resource Guide
• Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ)