COPD: Additional Resources

COPD Support Groups

Using self-help and support groups can be a great source of support in living with COPD. Talking to other patients and their families who have confronted many of the same challenges that you're now facing can help you feel less alone, and save you from having to "reinvent the wheel" when a new challenge presents itself. To find these groups ask your health care provider, or look on the Internet.

National Jewish Health COPD Support Group
The meetings will include an educational presentation (a different topic each meeting), followed by open discussion of any topic.

This monthly event takes place the second Thursday of every month from 2-3 p.m. at:

Virtual Support Group Only. We will NOT be meeting at National Jewish Health

For Zoom information, please call Elizabeth Langhoff, LCSW, at 303.270.2743.

Location: Online

COPD-related Organizations

American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization that fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. The website provides information on various forms of lung disease as well as research updates and smoking cessation resources.
Telephone: 800.586.4872
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency devoted to protecting the health and safety of people by providing information to enhance health decisions. The website provides updated information and fact sheets on a number of conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Telephone: 800.311.3435
 
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) leads a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs and blood. The website provides educational information for health professionals and the public about these diseases, with an emphasis on prevention.
Telephone: 301.592.8573
 
National Lung Health Education Program
The National Lung Health Education Program (NLHEP) is a health care initiative financed by the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, designed in collaboration with a number of leading health organizations, to identify and treat patients in the early stages of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The website provides a variety of information about these conditions.
Telephone: 972.910.8555
 
American Thoracic Society
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is a nonprofit, international, professional and scientific society for respiratory and critical care medicine. The ATS is committed to the prevention and treatment of respiratory disease through research, education, patient care and advocacy. The long-range goal of the ATS is to decrease morbidity and mortality from respiratory disorders and life-threatening acute illnesses in people of all ages. In keeping with these goals, the American Thoracic Society interacts with both national and international organizations that have similar goals.
Telephone: 212.315.8600
 
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) works with health care professionals and public health officials around the world to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and to improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.
 
Alpha-1 Foundation
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1) is the most common known genetic risk factor for COPD. The Alpha-1 Foundation provides extensive free materials on Alpha-1-related COPD and the latest news on therapies, detection and the Foundation's research for a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Telephone: 888.825.7421