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Breathing Unequal: what needs to change?

… Healthy lungs are vital for a good quality of life. Being able to breathe properly, exercise, and fight off … to poverty including air pollution, poor housing, tobacco smoking, and access to healthcare services. All of these are … well. The data supported the close relationship between smoking tobacco and deprivation; and how where you live can …

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Asthma in the workplace: what our supporters told us

… said that they fear their income may be affected by their asthma or lung condition. 11.2% of respondents had … routine. Preventer inhalers should be taken every day even if you do not have symptoms. Always have your reliever …

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Chris Whitty: urgent action is needed to tackle air pollution

… and says tackling indoor air pollution should now also be a priority. Air pollution is a public health … things we know work to reduce air pollution. The report also recommends that many industries should be involved in … immediate and meaningful action on air pollution. Find out more about our campaigning work fighting for everyone’s right …

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Diagnosing the problem: Lauren’s story

… of asthma. I would get breathless doing light exercise or even climbing stairs, which was unusual for me. It was only … worked and stabilised my condition. At one point, I was even given a pack of steroids to keep at home in case of …

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End the Lung Health Lottery – the data behind the campaign

… of air pollution , and we wanted to find out how using more than one dataset would show where the differences were. … shows that there are places in the UK where you are more likely to go to hospital or die from a lung condition … can trigger lung conditions. Air pollution levels are also a factor. Levels of PM 2.5, the most dangerous type of …

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ULEZ: Protecting future generations from toxic air

… with lung conditions, including children, to breathe more freely. Thousands of children with asthma are … nitrogen dioxide in a school in Barnet, a staggering 35% more than the legal limit. We’re planning to expand our work … cycle to school, and making posters to raise awareness, we also run campaigning workshops with primary schools. to We …

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Life with a lung condition - how you're helping us push for change

… you're helping us push for change From January to March 2023, we ran our largest ever survey asking you about your … Data + Insights team, Asthma + Lung UK Published 20th July 2023 What we wanted to find out We asked to hear your voices … us with your thoughts on this . … From January to March 2023, we ran our largest ever survey asking you about your …

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Fighting to end the lung health lottery

… Fighting to end the lung health lottery We are calling for the government to address stark inequalities in lung health across the UK with our recently launched End … Joanne, 49, a teaching assistant living near Liverpool, an area our research found to have particularly high rates of …

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Clearing the air in Greater Manchester: we can’t delay the Clean Air Zone

… The second phase was due to come into force in January next year, meaning high-polluting LGVs, taxis and private …

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Disposable vapes: what needs to be done to protect our lung health

… also known as vapes, can be a useful tool to help quit smoking, but they don’t come without risks. Laura from our … Great Britain now use vapes. Vapes are less harmful than smoking because they don’t contain the tar and toxins that … particularly with young people. These vapes are not being used to quit smoking but are becoming a new addiction …