World COPD Day is a worldwide campaign aimed at raising awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world. The 2021 theme for World COPD Day will be “Healthy Lungs – Never More Important” and take place on November 17th.

This year’s aim is to highlight that the burden of COPD remains, in spite of the ongoing global COVID pandemic.  Even in light of COVID,  COPD remains a leading cause of death worldwide – there is never a more important time to focus on lung health!

Keeping your lungs healthy can include

• Avoiding cigarettes, air pollution or occupational exposures
• Staying active either through regular physical activity or pulmonary rehab
•  In addition, receiving important vaccines,
• Keeping medical appointments and taking medications correctly can help keep your lungs healthy!

For more information visit: https://goldcopd.org/