Sunday, May 5 is #WorldPulmonaryHypertensionDay , a day to raise awareness of PH and celebrate the strength and resilience of the PH community worldwide. Visit our friends at phacanada.ca for more info on this rare but serious condition.

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Every King Size cigarette in Canada now comes with its own short but scary story.

Today is the day that the requirement for warnings to be printed directly on every individual King Size cigarette sold in Canada comes into effect.

#PoisonInEveryPuff
#CigarettesCauseImpotence

On May 5, Wendy R. will be running the #TorontoMarathon2024 #halfmarathon to support the #CanadianLungAssociation . Help Wendy to reach her $5,000 goal. Help those affected by #lungdisease to breathe easier.

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#runningforlunghealth

This weekend the Ontario Government announced new measures to controlling the vaping epidemic in schools.

Visit ow.ly/qV3u50RqTRu to access parent resources to help you talk to your kids about vaping.

Today is Healthy Environments for Learning Day!!

Join us to call for urgent action to ensure healthy indoor air quality for all children in Canada.

Collective Call for Action: healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/held/2024-camp…

Environmental Scan of IAQ Support Programs: healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/held/2024-camp…

On May 5, Wendy R. will be running the #TorontoMarathon2024 #halfmarathon to support the #CanadianLungAssociation . Help Wendy to reach her $5,000 goal. Help those affected by #lungdisease to breathe easier.

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#runningforlunghealth

We are pleased to see strong commitments to protecting the air we breathe in #Budget2024 : additional taxes on #tobacco and #e -cigarettes, restrictions on #nicotine pouches & additional funding for #cleanair . Read more about our position on our website: ow.ly/TTi950Riipc

Huge congrats to Saeid Maghsoudi, recipient of the CLA #Inspiration Award at #CRC2024 for his work on a potential novel treatment for #pulmonaryhypertension in newborns. Saeid, you are truly an inspiration for #lunghealth research in Canada! University of Manitoba U of M Rady Faculty @manitobalung

CLA was pleased to take part in #CRC2024 last week in Toronto. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to meet our friendly and knowledgeable staff and check out the latest #lunghealth resources! Great shot of Nicole, Eilean and Morena 'womaning' the booth.

#Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teens (and even pre-teens) in Canada. Our new Vaping Conversation Guide offers facts about vaping and advice for having open, honest conversations with your child.

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Attendees of today's #RENASCENT2024 CLA / CIHR-ICRH / L'ISCR des IRSC training wrkshp got the inside scoop on developing academic/industry partnerships in research w/expertise from Jeremy Hirota, C Dixon Mitacs, J Gleaves Boehringer Ingelheim & Dr. Lands RI-MUHC. Don't miss Day 2! #CRC2024

Are you an up-and-coming #lunghealth researcher in Canada? Today is the deadline to apply for our #AlliedHealth Fellowship Award, Allied Health Research Grants and Studentship and Fellowship Awards.

Best of luck to all applicants!

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More and more Canadians are becoming aware of the possibility and risks of #radon gas in their homes. CLA encourages you to test your home for radon. We even offer financial support for mitigation for eligible households. ow.ly/Fm8l50R4goM

Upcoming webinar from #PulmonaryHypertension Assoc of Canada:
'Navigating Sex & Intimacy when Living with PH: Insights from Research & Clinical Practice'
Mon Apr 29 at 2pm EST.
For more info & registration see: ow.ly/UngJ50R3hbw

DYK that schools can be a source of significant radon? Our partners at HELD are hosting a virtual session on reducing radon in schools and child-care settings. ow.ly/1tGz50R2rry

The Canadian Lung Association is very encouraged by the strong tone and plans of Minister Mark Holland to keep #Zonnic from the hands of kids. We look forward to seeing swift action on the 'iron wall'. #BigTobacco must stop targeting youth with flavoured nicotine products.

Read our Opinion piece in today's #HillTimes on the true cost of gas-powered #MHDVs , written in collaboration with the #PembinaInstitute Pembina Institute

Researchers at #TheOttawaHospital are seeking participants for a study on immune function in patients with #COPD . Interested? Reach out to the study coordinator at the number provided!

This year’s theme for #WorldSleepDay is sleep equity for global health.

Check out Canadian Sleep Research Consortium’s research projects, including a team focused on understanding and advancing sleep equity: researchsleep.ca

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