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Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
May 15, 2019
Categories: Advocacy, All Posts, Education, Inspiration
By Sarah Murphy
May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. For those of you who don't know, Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder which causes the mucus in your lungs to build up. There is no cure for CF, only breathing treatments.
Some of those treatments include:
Airway clearance to help loosen and get rid of the thick mucus that can build up in the lungs Inhaled medications to open the airways... Read More -
National Public Health Week
April 3, 2019
Categories: Advocacy, All Posts, Education
By Sarah Murphy
Monday marked the first day of National Public Health Week!
The goal of this week is to ultimately remind people that if we work together we can build healthier communities. We can foster change!
Each day this week has a theme, organized by the American Public Health Association. Here's a breakdown of those themes:
Monday: Healthy Communities
According... Read More
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LUNG FORCE Walk Recap
December 5, 2018
Categories: Advocacy, All Posts, Company Culture, Oxygen One News and Updates
By Sarah Murphy
It's been two months since the Oxygen One team participated in the 5th annual LUNG FORCE Walk, and we realized we never gave you an official update on the day of the event.
LUNG FORCE Event RecapOverall, there were around 1,500 people in attendance, with 121 teams. The walk was only a mile and a half, but since it was at the zoo we were often distracted... Read More
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The Scary Truth about Tobacco
October 31, 2018
Categories: Advocacy, All Posts, Education, Patients, Respiratory Care
By Sarah Murphy
Happy Halloween!It's also the last day of Healthy Lung Month, which is why this week we're sharing the scary truth about tobacco and some shocking stats:
One person dies every 4.5 seconds from a tobacco-related disease. That's 13 people per minute Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals Over 20% of all deaths in the U.S. are from tobacco...that's... Read More -
10-Year-Old Boy Runs 50 5ks in 50 Days
October 17, 2018
Categories: Advocacy, All Posts, Inspiration
By Sarah Murphy
Today we're sharing a heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who wanted to support his sick grandfather by running 50 5ks in 50 days. His name is Niall McDermott and he's from San Francisco.
