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The American Lung Association expresses its appreciation to AstraZeneca for its generous support as the national sponsor of the American Lung Association Breathe Well, Live Well program.

Get the Facts! About the American Lung Association Asthma Statistics –How asthma affects your population/employees About Breathe Well, Live Well (BWLW) Adult Asthma Management Program –Why BWLW? –Development –Delivery –Content –Program Tools Implementation Process

Over a century old, the American Lung Association is the leading organization working to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. The American Lung Association funds vital research on the causes of and treatments for lung disease with the goals of:  eliminating smoking  ensuring that no one breathes unhealthy air  preventing asthma and chronic lung disease for generations to come  helping people with lung disease breathe easier today For more information, visit: Our Mission American Lung Association Improving Life, One Breath at a Time

FACTS about….Asthma It affects your organization— FACT: 10.1 million work days are lost each year due to asthma. 1 FACT: Direct healthcare costs due to asthma were $14.7 billion and indirect costs (e.g. lost productivity) added another $5 billion for a total of $19.7 billion in FACT: Close to 1.8 million emergency room visits were attributed to asthma in FACT: We can help people with asthma in your organization breathe easier—and help you control your costs… 1. National Healthy Interview Survey, NHLBI, 2007 Chart Book on Cardiovascular Lung and Blood Diseases, June National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005

Partner with the American Lung Association to implement the leading asthma management program in your facility: The Solution... Help your population control their asthma and stay productive!…And help your organization control sky-rocketing healthcare costs.

Why Breathe Well, Live Well ® ? It’s the only nationally sponsored adult asthma program in the country. It covers everything someone with asthma needs to know to control his/her asthma. It offers an interactive and flexible format to suit your needs. Materials are available in English and Spanish – allowing you to reach those in your population that are Spanish-speaking. When a person truly understands their asthma, uses today’s medicines as directed, and follows strategies to decrease lung irritation—they can enjoy a wide variety of activities. - Mark T. Dransfield, MD Pulmonary Specialist

Why Breathe Well, Live Well ® ? It helps reinforce your hospital as a center of excellence in pulmonary rehab; and extends your quality of care. It aids in building rapport with your employees/members/ population. It helps lower overall absenteeism and presenteeism that helps keep productivity levels high. It reduces asthma-related illness and disabilities which reduce the healthcare costs of those with asthma.

Program Development Developed with funding from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Based on a validated program developed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center (UAB)

Program Delivery The course is delivered by an American Lung Association-trained facilitator to a group of up to 10 individuals. Group clinic allows your population/employees/ members the opportunity to benefit from group dynamics and learn from their peers.

Program Delivery It’s flexible! – There are three standard options to meet the needs of the organization/facilitator and participants. –Orientation module – The program begins with a 15- minute phone call explaining to participants what they can expect from the program and what to bring to the workshop. –Workshop module – Includes an interactive 4-5 hour module featuring lecture, group discussion and skills practice to support asthma management. The number of sessions in which this module is delivered is flexible; you can offer it in 1 intensive session or spread out over 2 or 3 sessions. –Reinforcement module – The program concludes with a 15-minute phone call to participants for reinforcement and follow-up.

Program Content The BWLW program teaches: Understanding asthma and how it affects breathing Getting help from healthcare providers Learning about asthma-control medicines Learning how asthma relates to other healthcare conditions Finding asthma triggers, tracking symptoms, and creating an asthma action plan Forming good health habits “Having my asthma under control improves the quality of my life. It means that I can work in the yard, play outside and most important, read a bedtime story to my daughter without having to catch my breath or gasp for air.” -Mother with asthma

Program Tools Participant’s Workbook 84 page, full-color workbook is provided to each program participant Breathe Well, Live Well program includes comprehensive resources for participants and facilitators. Available in English & Spanish!

Participant Recruitment Tools  Brochures (In English & Spanish)  Posters  Flyers We also offer tools to help recruit your population/ employees/ members with asthma into the program:

Questions?/Next Steps When can we get started helping those with asthma in your organization breathe easier? Questions for us? Implementation Process Next Steps