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FL COPD Summit aims for statewide action on lung disease
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Governor Charlie Crist and members of the Florida Cabinet this week recognized the COPD Foundation and the statewide Florida COPD steering committee for their work to create a coalition to combat the growing challenge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida Cabinet members present the resolution to COPD Foundation President John Walsh
With COPD affecting more than 900,000 residents of Florida and burgeoning in both prevalence and death rate, the committee plans a “Florida COPD Summit” in November to establish a Florida COPD Coalition and plan an action campaign.
COPD – an umbrella term for lung diseases including emphysema and chronic bronchitis – is the fourth leading cause of death in Florida and the United States, and the only leading cause of death that is increasing.
The Florida Cabinet resolution notes that Alpha-1 is a genetic risk factor for CODP.
