COPD Action Alliance

Elevating COPD as a public health priority.

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Interested in becoming a member of the COPD Action Alliance?

Member organizations work together to shape policy conversations about access to COPD care.

Learn more: https://t.co/HxKXVdetab

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

💡Membership Spotlight!💡

The Center for Patient Advocacy Leaders' mission is to improve the lives of those affected by disease and chronic health conditions, by educating and mobilizing health advocacy leaders to work collaboratively in developing impactful policy and advocacy solutions.

Learn more about the advocacy group: https://t.co/G98obXJ8OG

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

#DYK? Women are less likely to receive spirometry testing, leading to delayed COPD diagnosis and treatment.

Learn more during #WomensHealthMonth from CAA @healthywomen and @pulmAPP: https://t.co/Fpp7HwxpsL

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Challenges the #COPD community and policymakers should prioritize going forward include:

🟣 Public awareness of COPD, including prevalence among non-smokers
🟣 The value of early diagnosis
🟣 Treatment options like pulmonary rehabilitation

Learn more in CAA's white paper: https://t.co/XkKwUsOLRZ

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Smart policy can help improve outcomes for women with #COPD.

Learn more from CAA, @healthywomen and @pulmAPP during #WomensHealthMonth: https://t.co/Fpp7HwxpsL

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Raising awareness of the unique risks women face with #COPD is essential for earlier diagnosis, better treatment and improved health outcomes.

Learn more this #NationalWomensHealthMonth: https://t.co/dR6tSm4Stj

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Women experience #COPD differently. But those differences are too often overlooked in policy discussions.

Learn more during #WomensHealthMonth: https://t.co/Fpp7HwxpsL

@healthywomen, @pulmAPP

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Access to treatment can help patients manage #COPD and other comorbid diseases such as #anxiety and #depression.

Learn more during #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth: https://t.co/OeRv1UNz9w

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Living with #COPD makes breathing and day-to-day life difficult. But a national poll shows that this is just one of many challenges that people with COPD face.

Watch CAA's latest survey report video to learn more: https://t.co/rnicVEf9BL

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth!

#DYK? #Anxiety and #depression are common in #COPD patients, with prevalence estimates of 26% to 43%, resulting in a decrease of treatment adherence and quality of life.

Learn more this #MHAM: https://t.co/OeRv1UNz9w

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

.@AMWADoctors recently joined the COPD Action Alliance at their annual meeting and on Capitol Hill to meet with congressional offices and advocate for key policy priorities such as the Safe Step Act.

This collaboration reflects the commitment to addressing chronic disease through a women’s health lens and advancing equitable, patient-centered care.

Read more in AMWA's blog: https://t.co/1bUOMxXvXZ

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

#DYK? Women account for nearly 80% of people with #COPD who have never smoked.

Learn more this #WomensHealthMonth from the COPD Action Alliance, @healthywomen, and @pulmAPP: https://t.co/Fpp7HwxpsL

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

May is #NationalWomensHealthMonth!

#DYK? Women are often misdiagnosed or diagnosed at later stages due to outdated perceptions that #COPD doesn’t affect women.

Learn more: https://t.co/dR6tSm4Stj

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

The COPD Action Alliance's second annual stakeholder meeting was a success!

We would like to thank CAA's member organizations for joining us in Washington D.C. for this excellent event! We had a productive two days of discussion covering policy, advocacy opportunities, efforts to improve COPD care and more.

CAA is excited to keep working together to advance patient-centered #COPD care.

@drjeanwright, @mcarrel, @ACAAI, @CaregiverAction, @EmphysemaFdn, @HealthyWomen, @NHCOA, @sanofi, @AstraZeneca, @RespHealth, @patientsrising, @COPDFoundation, @AlphaFriend, @pulmAPP, @AACVPR, @AllergyAsthmaHQ, @patientaccess, @accpchest, @ga2lenetwork, @ViatrisInc, @AMWADoctors, @aarc_tweets

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Treatment options for #COPD include:

🟣 Inhalers/bronchodilators
🟣 Anti-inflammatories
🟣 Biologic treatments
🟣 Pulmonary rehabilitation

Read more in CAA's white paper: https://t.co/sy7WhSekSd

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

One-half of COPD patients remain undiagnosed and without proper medical treatment.

Watch to learn how to raise awareness for #COPD: https://t.co/8vCd4l0flC

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Veterans with #COPD often face additional health challenges:

🔵 Depressions/anxiety
🔵 Weight loss
🔵 Other chronic conditions

Learn more: https://t.co/Okk5UfX7Iu

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Living with #COPD makes breathing and day-to-day life difficult. But a national poll shows that this is just one of many challenges that people with COPD face.

Watch to learn more: https://t.co/rnicVEf9BL

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

#DYK? Hormonal changes, particularly early menopause, may increase the risk of #COPD.

Learn more on how COPD affects women: https://t.co/dR6tSm4Stj

[COPD Action Alliance @COPDaction]

Almost 50% of respondents in CAA's survey report believe U.S. health care policies are not improving care for #COPD patients.

Learn more: https://t.co/QwU5gJg2g2