Additional Resources
Societies and Organizations:
American Lung Association. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/copd
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). https://www.cdc.gov/copd/index.html
COPD Foundation. https://www.copdfoundation.org
COPD Foundation. COPD Population Screener. https://www.copdfoundation.org/Screener.aspx
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Patients and Advocacy Groups. https://goldcopd.org/patients-advocacy-groups/
World Health Organization. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-(copd)
NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. What is COPD? https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/copd
Smoking Cessation:
- American Lung Association. Join Freedom From Smoking®. https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/join-freedom-from-smoking
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A practical guide to help your patients quit using tobacco. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/patient-care/pdfs/hcp-conversation-guide.pdf
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). You can help your patients quit tobacco use. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/partners/health/materials/You-Can-Help-Your-Patients-Quit-Tobacco-Use-508.pdf
- COPD Foundation. Quitting smoking. https://www.copdfoundation.org/Learn-More/I-am-New-to-COPD/Quitting-Smoking.aspx
All URLs accessed March 10, 2025
