COPD National Action Plan:
Community Action Tool
Discover the progress the COPD community has made toward implementing the goals and objectives in the COPD National Action Plan.

National COPD Indicator Report

Overview

Organization: American Lung Association
Start Date: 03/2024
End Date: Ongoing
Primary Goal: Goal 3: Collect, analyze, report, and disseminate COPD-related public health data that drive change and track progress.
Secondary Goal(s):
  • Goal 1: Empower people with COPD, their families, and caregivers to recognize and reduce the burden of COPD.
  • Goal 2: Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the health care continuum.
Objective(s):
  • Increase public awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of COPD so that earlier diagnosis of symptomatic individuals becomes the norm
  • Increase the effectiveness and variety of outreach communication campaigns and activities that utilize evidence-based approaches to raise awareness of COPD, particularly among those at high risk, and help people diagnosed with COPD manage the disease
  • Expand opportunities to increase COPD awareness across the public-private spectrum
  • Improve access to care for people with COPD, particularly for those in hard-to reach areas
  • Facilitate dissemination of data and analyses. Report the prevalence of COPD in accordance with the requirements of public health and health care organizations
Collaboration: We worked alone
Activity Type: Material or product

Activity Description

The National COPD Indicator Report is a downloadable report that analyzed the latest COPD related public health data. The report also highlights ways to improve patient COPD outcomes.

Audience

General Audience: Health professionals
Focused Audience: n/a
Program Reach: National
Type of Area: Urban, Suburban, Rural
Setting: Online

Cost and Funding Sources

This project was developed with funding from a CDC grant.

Impact Analysis

Quantitative data is still being collected

Advice or Lessons Learned

Lessons learned are still being compiled

Contact Information

Nicole Goldsboro
American Lung Association
Director, Nationwide Health Promotions
Essington
Pennsylvania