Annual Report, Asthma Webinars, Help us Make Tobacco Companies Accountable

The Pulmonary Post - August 2022

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I hope this edition of the Pulmonary Post finds you enjoying the sunshine of summer and opportunities to create beautiful memories. As we approach the last few weeks of August, the return to school and routines, and harvest, may you make the most of each and every day!

We are pleased to share with you the Lung Saskatchewan 2021 Annual Report. This year our report is online-only which presents a significant costs savings, and, has the additional bonus of being able to showcase some amazing video resources and social media produced in 2021. Our success is because of the ongoing support of you – our community of donors, volunteers, health care professionals, researchers and of course those at the heart of our cause with a lived experience of lung disease.

Every year on August 1, ‘World Lung Cancer Day' is observed across the globe. Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death causing more deaths than colorectal, pancreatic, and breast cancers combined. This is why at Lung Saskatchewan, we remain committed and passionate about improving lung health through the work that we do. I would like to congratulate all of the participants of the Saskatchewan Quits Personal Challenge and cheer on all of the Saskatchewan Quits members who are on their quit journey!

Did you know that all ten provincial governments have been involved in a lawsuit with Big Tobacco Companies for over a decade? Provincial governments are in negotiations with the tobacco industry to settle healthcare cost recovery lawsuits against tobacco companies. Costs of smoking-related healthcare should be the responsibility of the tobacco industry and not our citizens and tax payers. We have a historic one-time opportunity to hold Big Tobacco accountable, and we need your help! Read below for more information and be sure to visit StopBigTobacco.ca to make your voice heard.

Every September, emergency rooms across Canada see a spike in admissions for children with asthma a few weeks after children head back to school. We are pleased to offer a webinar titled ‘Asthma Control: Avoiding the September Spike’ with Cinde Little (Respiratory Therapist & Educator) on September 8th as a part of the Lung Life Webinar Series. See below for more details and how to register.

For Health Professionals, we are pleased to be offering the next webinar in the RESPTREC Webinar Series titled "Kids Are Not Little Adults: Differences in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Versus Adult Asthma". This webinar is being presented by Dr. Connie Yang on October 6th. See below for more details and how to register.

Stay well and enjoy the rest of your summer.

Sincerely,

Erin Kuan
President & CEO

Stop Big Tobacco

Tobacco continues to be the number one cause of death and disease in the world, killing almost 48,000 people in Canada every year. In 2012, the government of Saskatchewan launched legal action against the tobacco industry to recover the costs of treating tobacco-related illnesses. Smoking related diseases cost the Government of Saskatchewan $200 million in direct healthcare costs. This means taxpayers are currently bearing the burdens caused by Big Tobacco. For reference, in Canada, if there is an oil spill, the oil companies are on the hook to pay for their mess, we think the same should apply to Big Tobacco.

We have a historic one-time opportunity to hold Big Tobacco accountable, and we need your voice! Costs of smoking related healthcare should be the responsibility of the tobacco industry and not our citizens and tax payers. We want our government to stop the industry from carrying on “business as usual”.

Sign the pledge and urge your government to make Big Tobacco pay!

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2021 Digital Annual Report

Despite continued disruption across the globe, Lung Saskatchewan continued to work towards our mission to improve lung health, one breath at a time. We saw growth across of our programs and made significant progress towards our strategic plan.

View 2021 Annual Report

EVENTS

Asthma Control: Avoiding The September Spike

Did you know that every year during the third week of September there is a sharp rise in asthma emergencies in school-age children? This trend has come to be known as the September Spike and there may be things you can do to help prevent and manage asthma worsening during this time of the year.

Join Cinde Little (Respiratory Therapist & Educator) on September 8 at 7 PM (CST) for a FREE webinar to learn how to avoid the September spike and how to gain control of asthma.

*The Lung Life webinar series is proudly sponsored by GSK.

Kids Are Not Little Adults: Differences in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Versus Adult Asthma

WHEN: October 6, 2022 at 6:30 PM (CST)

Although asthma can be common in both children and adults, differences do exist.

Join presenter Dr. Connie Yang as she discusses the differences that exist in the diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult asthma.

*The RESPTREC Webinar Series is proudly sponsored by AstraZeneca.

NEWS

kNOw Vaping Resources for Schools & Classroom Winners!

This spring, we launched our new “kNOw Vaping” educational resources to schools in Saskatchewan. We encouraged teachers to pilot these new resources, and had 43 teachers from 30 schools across the province register to deliver the material in their classrooms.  

Teachers that provided feedback were entered to win prizes, and Mr. Weber and his Grade 6 class from Ecole St. Anne School in Prince Albert were the lucky winners! Our Health Promotion team visited their classroom to deliver their prizes and we talked about what they learned about vaping through the “kNOw Vaping” resources. 

Congratulations to Mr. Weber and the Grade 6 class at Ecole St. Anne School!  

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Youth4Change receives multi-year financial support!

We are so grateful for the funders and partners that are crucial to the success of our Youth4Change program. We would like to thank the Public Health Agency of Canada and LEAP Pecaut Centre for Social Impact for their multi-year investments and support. Additionally, we want to thank The First Nations and Métis Community Partnership Projects, a program of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, Access Communications Children's Fund, Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, SaskTel TelCare, and the Saskatoon Community Fund for their contributions.  

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Saskatchewan Quits

The 2022 Saskatchewan Quits Personal Challenge was launched on May 31st, World No Tobacco Day, and wrapped up on June 30th. We are so grateful to the 200+ members of the Facebook Support Group and the 100+ participants of the Personal Challenge. Members shared their quit journey and continue to contribute to a community of support for quitting and cutting back smoking not only during the challenge, but all year long.  

Thank you to our title sponsor, Nicorette, and to our many partners who provided resources and supports for Saskatchewan residents who are on their quit journey! Quitting is not easy, but it IS possible! We are here to help.

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