Better Breathers Club is a FREE program designed to support and educate individuals who struggle with respiratory difficulties. 

Monthly meetings feature lectures from health care professionals and opportunities for sharing information.  Studies have shown that well-informed patients require fewer hospital and doctor visits.

Better Breathers Club meets monthly, 

February through November.

TIME: 11:00 to 1:00

DATE: First Wednesday of the month

LOCATION: Valley View Retirement Community, 1130 Allumbaugh Street, Boise.

Family members welcome to attend.

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2010 MEETING SCHEDULE

February 3

How well do You Know your Lungs?

Jody Lester, MA RRT (BSU)    

*MedNow providing lunch

March 3

Classes and Ideas for Exercise with Oxygen and Lung Disease

(YMCA)

*Life Care Center of Treasure Valley providing lunch

April  7

Medicare Advantage Plans

Colleen Van Winkle (SHIBA)

May 5

Medication for Lung Disease

Alan Frisk, Pharmacist

June 2

Pulmonary Rehab

Tom Foster, RRT, AE-C (West Valley Medical Center)

July 7

COPD Management

Scott Graime, BS RRT (Apria)

*Apria providing lunch

August 4

Nutrition

(St. Alphonsus)

September 1

All You Need to Know About Traveling With Oxygen

Phil Carson, (Norco)

October 6

TBA 

November 3

Annual Holiday Potluck

For more information please contact the American Lung Association in Idaho at 208-345-5864 or kgoold@alaw.org.