Better Breathers Support Group to Meet March 1 in Jonesboro
| Jonesboro Fire Department Capt. Kevin Prince will be the guest speaker of the Better Breathers COPD Support Group at 11 a.m. March 1 at Nettleton Baptist Church-NEA Fairgrounds, 7001 E. Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro.
Prince will be speaking on emergency action planning. The program is presented by the Center on Aging-Northeast of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Pulmonary and Sleep Diagnostics.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease with a chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and cannot be fully reversed.
The Better Breathers Club meets the first Friday of every month from 11 a.m.-noon at Nettleton Baptist Church. For more information or to register, call 870-207-7595 or 1-800-645-5708.
Anyone who has been diagnosed with COPD or another chronic lung disease should consider participating in the American Lung Association’s Better Breathers Club. The Meetings are led by a registered nurse and respiratory therapist and provide ways to better manage lung disease while getting the support of others with similar experiences.
The Center on Aging-Northeast is part of the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Program support is also provided by St. Bernards Healthcare.
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