The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT is pleased to provide indepth information in the following interest areas:
The complete list of Alberta drug benefits, changes and criteria for coverage can be found by clicking Alberta Drug Benefit List (ADBL)
For asthma...
Helpful links:
- Asthma Medications
- Asthma In Schools
- Canadian Lung Association
- Canadian Respiratory Guidelines
- Find an Asthma Program
- Find a Lung Function Testing Lab or Spirometry Clinic
- Calgary Zone Asthma & COPD Program
Addition resources for asthma:
Dowload the lastest handbook for children who are coping with asthma.
For COPD...
Find everything you need to know about COPD, including Alberta-specific information.
Helpful links:
- Visit the Canadian Lung website for more information on the treatment and diagnosis of COPD.
- Canadian Respiratory Guidelines
- The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
- World Health Organization - COPD
- American Lung Association - COPD
- Find a Pulmonary Rehab Program
For clean air...
For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis...
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Resources
For sleep apnea...
To find a sleep clinic near you, get help. Visit the Canadian Lung Association's Get Help page to search for a clinic near you.
Download the Sleep Apnea handbook:
For tuberculosis...
Find everything you need to know about tuberculosis, including Alberta & NWT specific information.
Visit the Canadian Lung Association website for more information on the diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis.
First Nations and Inuit Health
Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards
TB Clinics
Calgary: Calgary Health Tuberculosis Clinic
Sunridge Professional Centre
106, 2675 - 36th St NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 6H6
403-944-7660
Edmonton: Aberhart Centre One
Room 9232
11402 - University Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2J3
780-413-5755
Boyle McCauley Health Centre: TB Outreach Program
780-422-7333 ext 242
10628 - 96 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 2J2
780-422-7333 ext 242
Alberta Health and Wellness: TB control
780-422-2444
Smoking
The Canadian Lung Association provides a wide variety of information and resources about a wide variety of other lung health diseases.