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The American Lung Association of South Dakota offers an wide array of lung health related programs. Call our offices at (800) LUNG-USA for details on programs in your area and information on all you can do to help fight lung disease.
Asthma Camp is a life-changing place where kids can learn the boundaries of asthma don't have to hold them back anymore. A place where kids can test the limits of their own self-definition.
June 20-26, 2004, kids with asthma who are ages 8-14, are invited to attend Asthma Camp at Camp Foster YMCA of the Okoboji's on East Lake Okoboji, Iowa, sponsored by the American Lung Association of South Dakota.
Kids spend each day learning about asthma and managing their disease. Kids can better understand what asthma actually is, how asthma attacks start, how they can be avoided, and then what to do. They'll learn the difference between medications they take to prevent attacks and the medications they take to stop an attack. Asthma Camp will teach them about the responsibility they have in controlling their own asthma. They'll learn about the importance of working with parents and physicians for their own best care plan.
Medical professionals trained in asthma management are available 24 hours a day. The medical support team includes doctors who specialize in treating asthma (pediatricians, pulmonologists and allergists) plus nurses and respiratory theraptists with several years experience in working with children in camp.
Camp fee is $389 with full and partial camperships available.
For more information call the American Lung Association of South Dakota at 1-800-873-5864 or (605) 336-7222.
Open Airways is a program for kids with asthma, ages 8-11, that teaches
them how to effectively control their asthma through six lessons taught
in the school-setting. The program is approved and recommended by the
National Association of School Nurses.
For more information, call the
American Lung Association of South Dakota at 1-800-873-5864 or (605)
336-7222. E-mail address: lung@americanlungsd.org.
Open Airways volunteers needed!
Better Breathing Support Groups
The Better Breathing support groups provide lung
disease patients with information to help them control their lung
disease. Support groups are held in Aberdeen, Brookings, Huron,
Mitchell, Rapid City, Spearfish and Sturgis, Sioux Falls, and Yankton.
For more information, call the American Lung Association of South Dakota
at 1-800-873-5864 or (605) 336-7222. E-mail address:
lung@americanlungsd.org.
Freedom From SmokingŪ Clinic sites are located around South Dakota and
provide smokers who want to quit with an educated approach to learning
to stop smoking. Leaders are trained by the American Lung Association to
help smokers understand their habit and ways to cope with the
quitting-process.
For more information, call the American Lung
Association of South Dakota at 1-800-873-5864 or (605) 336-7222. E-mail
address: lung@americanlungsd.org.
Matters of Life and Breath is a newsletter for special friends of the American Lung Association of South Dakota that will keep you informed about our progress and programs in the fight against lung disease. To subscribe, contact us: lung@americanlungsd.org or 1-800-873-5864.
Program Sponsors:
American Lung Association of South Dakota and South Dakota Asthma Institute with special support from AstraZeneca
Program Partners
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