Asthma is a chronic disease that makes it harder to breathe.  The airways in the lungs are more sensitive when exposed to certain triggers. The disease is also common affecting ~10% of all Canadians. People can have allergies or asthma, however many people have both. Allergies increase your chance of having asthma and can make asthma symptoms worse.

Join us Wednesday, September 13th at 7 pm (CST) as Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator, Sara Han, will provide a presentation to members of the public, which focuses on the importance of controlling both asthma and allergies.  

About Sara Han 

Sara Han, works as the Lung Health Foundation’s Manager of Community Program and Partnerships. In this role, she manages the delivery and growth of the Lung Health Foundation’s Fitness for Breath program which is a maintenance exercise program model for anyone living with lung disease. She also manages peer support group programming and facilitates a national virtual peer support group. Prior to taking on this role, Sara was the Manager of Implementation, Primary Care, working with health care professionals and Certified Respiratory Educators to deliver evidence-based programming in primary care settings.

Sara is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) with clinical experience working in the hospital and community-based settings in Ontario. She is also a TEACH trained smoking cessation counselor. Outside of clinical care, Sara has served on the Health Quality Ontario expert panels for COPD and has also facilitated a Delphi panel for the development of National COPD quality indicators.