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American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Bruce IzardWelcome to the eighth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Bruce Izard, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team member of Team NFTA, shares his reason for climbing! Bruce climbs to honor his brother, Art, who battled Cystic Fibrosis. Art's story is one of inspiration and led Bruce to continue to raise awareness and funds to support those living with lung disease.Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for...
2022-04-2005 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Sue EpsteinWelcome to the seventh episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Sue Epstein is a new climber and shares her reason for climbing. Sue, as a lung cancer survivor, climbs for herself, her surgeon, and to show her Track team from Sacred Heart Academy that you can overcome hardships in your life in positive ways. She will be climbing in person with us for the first time this year!Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for...
2022-04-2004 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Bill MurrayWelcome to the sixth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our 2022 Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Bill Murray, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team captain of Murray's Marchers! Bill climbs to honor his father, who battled pulmonary fibrosis, as well as his mother who also battled COPD. Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 o...
2022-04-1306 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Chief Stephen MacAdamWelcome to the fifth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Chief Stephen MacAdam, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and team captain of the Brighton Fire team from Rochester, NY joins us to share his reason for climbing. Chief Mac climbs for his dad as well as the importance of healthy lungs and lung health in the fire service.Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight...
2022-04-0504 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Joanne Moore-BeutlerWelcome to the fourth episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Joanne Moore-Beutler, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and member of our largest Buffalo Climb team, WNY Diamond Cutters joins us to share her reason for climbing. Joanne climbs for her father, a Navy veteran and volunteer firefighter, and aunt who passed away after a battle with COPD.Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For...
2022-03-3004 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Sarah GeyerWelcome to the third episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Sarah Geyer, a member of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb planning committee and member of our largest Buffalo Climb team, WNY Diamond Cutters joins us to share her reason for climbing. Sarah climbs for her father who passed last year after his battle with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo...
2022-03-2304 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Rachel Maloney-JoynerWelcome to the second episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Fight For Air Climb - Buffalo committee co-chair and member of Team NFTA joins us to share her reason for climbing. Rachel climbs for her mother, Caroline, who took her last breath on October 29, 2012 after struggling for years with COPD and emphysema.Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo...
2022-03-1605 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhy We Climb - Amy MoritzThis is our first episode of our "Why We Climb" season as a part of our Buffalo Fight For Air Climb's Lung Hero Honor Program sponsored by WNY Immediate Care. Fight For Air Climb - Buffalo committee co-chair and captain of team K-Mo Climbers joins us to share her reason for climbing. Amy climbs for her mother who she lost to lung cancer in 2020. Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Highmark Stadium for our 12th annual Fight For Air Climb Buffalo. To register, please visit http://fightforairclimb.org/buffalo. Use code "WHYICLIMB" for $10 off your registration!
2022-02-2804 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsMental & Physical Health - Why They MatterWelcome to episode 17, Mental & Physical Health - Why They Matter. Did you know that our mental health is connected to our physical health, and is just as important? Listen to our conversation today with Dr. George Burnett, Medical Director for Behavioral Health at Independent Health as we discuss mental health during the holidays and winter season, the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout the journey of a medical diagnosis such as lung cancer or IPF. Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with lung cancer? Consider joining one of the American Lung Association's online support groups or finding o...
2021-12-2723 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsLung Cancer Awareness Month - Screening Save LivesJoin us for our conversation today with Dr. Raja Cheruvu, a board certified radiologist and specializes in Neuroradiology and Cross-Sectional Imaging at Windsong Radiology as we celebrate Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Our conversation will focus on the importance of lung cancer screening, new and improved screening guidelines, smoking cessation, lung cancer prevention and report on local lung cancer screening rates!There are many ways that you can help the Lung Association and our partners spread awareness of lung cancer during the month of November. Consider learning more about lung cancer, becoming a Lung Advocate, encouraging yourself or...
2021-11-1922 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsEvery Shot Counts - Keeping up with COVID-19Today we have a follow-up conversations with Dr. Joseph Chow, Medical Director of WNY Immediate Care and President of TeamHealth Ambulatory Care. We talked to Dr. Chow about COVID-19 myths, symptoms and best practices back in January, and we all know that so much has changed since then with the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines, lifted restrictions and new variants. During today’s conversation we will learn some updates around the illness, the vaccines and how to protect ourselves during the upcoming flu season.It’s still extremely important to receive your COVID-19 vaccine if you have not...
2021-10-1533 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsOccupational Exposure - Firefighters and First RespondersRespiratory diseases remain a significant health issue for firefighters and emergency responders who face increased exposure to gases, chemicals and smoke in the line of duty. Each year, over 250 local firefighters from paid and volunteer departments raise funds and participate in our Fight For Air Climb, racing the steps in full gear to raise critical awareness for occupational exposure and increased risk for lung disease in first responders. Firefighters should go through periodic lung function tests, or pulmonary function tests (PFTs), to ensure they are healthy enough to do their job safely and help identify early warning signs of l...
2021-09-2128 min
American Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsCaring for COVID-19 - Looking Long TermAs COVID-19 has recently completed it's first year around sun in the USA, we have made many strides in research, treatments, prevention to help us continue to learn about this disease and work towards bringing COVID-19 to an end. Many questions have arose over this last year - what long-term effects are we seeing from COVID-19? How might certain populations be effected differently?Join us for our conversation today with Dr. Jennifer Walsh, Associate Medical Director of Independent Health as we share updates and findings around COVID-19 in our community. Check out our Better For It vaccine...
2021-07-1420 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsElectric Vehicles - The Road to Clean AirCars, trucks and other forms of transportation are one of the biggest producers of air pollution in our country. Emissions from the transportation sector significantly contribute to ground-level ozone pollution (also called smog) and particle pollution, both of which are very harmful to health, and can even be deadly. Cars and trucks also emit carbon dioxide, which is one of the greenhouse gases responsible for driving climate change. Each year, the American Lung Association releases its State of the Air report, which shows that nearly half of Americans live in unhealthy environments. Tune in to today's episode t...
2021-06-1629 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsAsthma - When You Can't Breathe, Nothing Else MattersDo you have asthma, or are not sure if you have asthma? Are you noticing asthma symptoms in your child, or not sure what to look for? Then this episode is for you!Join us for today's conversation where we hear from Dr. Jamie Wooldridge, Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Wooldridge has worked with the Lung Association to implement Project BREATHE throughout Erie County in conjunction with the Asthma Coalition of Erie, Monroe and Niagara Counties. Asthma is one of the most common respiratory illnesses a...
2021-05-1227 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsFight For Air Climb - Why We ClimbThe 2021 Fight For Air Climb Buffalo and the 2021 Fight For Air Climb Rochester are both happening this year at Highmark Stadium on May 22nd! Registration is still open through May 14th, and you can sign up at FightForAirClimb.org/Buffalo or for our Rochester folks, FightForAirClimb.org/Rochester. Recently we held our regional Climb Kick-Off event for some of our top fundraisers, where we featured stories from different Climbers around the region that have been affected by lung cancer and lung disease who shared why they climb . From IPF to lung cancer, asthma, COPD and more, we a...
2021-04-2724 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsFight For Air Climb at Highmark Stadium - Climb With Us!The 2021 Fight For Air Climb Buffalo and Fight For Air Climb Rochester are both taking place on May 22 at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, NY! Right now registration is only $21 until Friday, April 9!We're excited for you all to meet our Development Director here in Buffalo, Kaelyn Gates, as she runs us through what the Fight For Air Climb Buffalo and Fight For Air Climb Rochester will look like this year with our first ever outdoor event. You'll also learn more about our Climb Your Way Climb21 challenge, why fundraising is so important, tips & tricks to hitting your...
2021-04-0729 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsBecoming Aware - Smoking & Vaping in Our CommunitiesFeeding off of our last episode around tobacco products and associated health risk factors, this episode we introduce to you Anthony Billoni, Program Director of Tobacco Free WNY and Jenna Brinkworth, lead of WNY Anti-Vaping Coalition to discuss advocacy, policy and tobacco industry related issues around tobacco control. We have already discussed the importance of quitting cigarettes and e-cigarettes, however we do know that not everybody smokes - and some of our listeners may be wondering why it's so important to continue research and advocacy in this area. Trends in tobacco products effect our entire community at a population...
2021-03-2948 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsTobacco & Nicotine Products 101 - Understanding the FactsMillions of people in today’s world are still smoking tobacco and nicotine every day. Although traditional cigarette smoking rates are on the decline - thanks to our strong policy, education and cessation efforts, the rate of e-cigarette smoking is rapidly increasing, especially in our youth. When inhaled, smoke from cigarettes and e-cigarettes touches nearly every organ in your body, leading to adverse, severe and even deadly health effects including lung cancer, heart disease, COPD, stroke and many other health outcomes. Today we’ll cover local prevalence, risk factors, secondhand smoke, disproportionate smoking rates, facts about e-cigarettes, vaping trends, curre...
2021-03-0842 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsIs Obstructive Sleep Apnea Secretly Ruling Your Life?Have you heard of the term “sleep apnea” but never quite understood what it entails? Have you ever noticed sleep patterns such as snoring or abnormal breathing in your partner, family or friends? Maybe you have even been told that you exhibit some of the symptoms described in this episode! We want to shed some light on the stigma around sleep apnea and being treated with oxygen - because as you will find out during this episode, it’s extremely important that those with symptoms, do go visit their doctor and receive appropriate treatment.Listen to our interv...
2021-03-0146 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsCOVID-19 Vaccine - Who, What, When, Where and WhyDo you have questions about the COVID-19 Vaccine? Are you feeling confused, nervous or just interested in learning more about the process? You are not alone! That’s why we’re bringing you the facts - from our partners at Buffalo Medical Group who are receiving, disseminating and following the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine. Join us as we interview Dr. Robert Zielinski, Associate Medical Director of Buffalo Medical Group Associate Medical Director of Buffalo Medical Group, a practicing medical oncologist and a Lung Association Leadership Board Member, as we cover common questions such as - what is the vacc...
2021-02-0945 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsBehind the Scenes of COVID-19: What you Actually Need to KnowHelp us kick-off our second season focused on lung disease trends, risk factors and commonalities in the WNY and local area by going behind the scenes of COVID-19 with Dr. Joseph Chow; Medical Director of WNY Immediate Care and President of TeamHealth Ambulatory Care! In this episode, we'll be starting from the beginning - taking a look at how one of our most popular WNY area medical centers was affected during the initial COVID outbreak. We will also be discussing everything that we have learned from there on by addressing rumors, describing what your "bubble" actually looks like and...
2021-01-2232 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsUp & Coming - How Advancements in Targeted Therapies are Saving LivesThis week we will finish up our very first season of the LUNG FORCE Podcast Series by bringing you a conversation around an exciting topic and something you may not have heard of before - targeted therapies! Listen in as we hear from AstraZeneca Oncology representative, LUNG FORCE Committee Member and new Leadership Board Member, Paul Gorman on testing and treatment options and advancements! During this episode, we'll learn about the importance of molecular testing and the ins-and-outs of targeted therapies (treatments in the form of a pill that work on specific cancer mutations) including who is eligible for...
2021-01-0524 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsEasy, Painless and Lifesaving - We're Talking Lung Cancer ScreeningThis month, we're talking lung cancer screening with Windsong Radiology - a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology and a dedicated LUNG FORCE partner. Listen to hear one of our Leadership Board Members, Gina Fedele, as she informs us on the importance of lung cancer screening, high-risk criteria for free screening, lung cancer symptoms and concerns to bring up to your physician, the quick & painless procedure itself (low-dose CT scan) and her family's experience with lung disease. You can visit www.windsongwny.com to view more FAQ's and for a reminder of f...
2020-12-2125 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsWhat Fuels Your Passion? A Look Inside the Life of LUNG FORCE Walk Committee Co-ChairTune in to our second LUNG FORCE Walk Podcast Episode featuring one of our top fundraiser's and LUNG FORCE Walk Committee Co-Chair, Kristine Koenig as she talks about her passion towards raising awareness around lung cancer, her family's personal connection to lung cancer and her experiences and her goals for LUNG FORCE in the future! From Rochester, NY Kristine uses her voice and dedication to help LUNG FORCE reach further throughout WNY, and in this episode - you will find out why. We are always looking to grow our reach and give people the community and support t...
2020-12-0423 minAmerican Lung Association in Western New York - Community ConversationsTake a Breath For Life - Celebrating 11 Years Cancer Free With one Local LUNG FORCE HeroJoin us as we speak with LUNG FORCE Hero and founder of Take a Breath for Life Foundation - Michelle McMahon! Learn with us what lung cancer can feel like in it's early stages, what pieces of your journey are important to share with your doctor, a clinical trial success story and information about the 11th annual Take a Breath for Life 5K race!The Take a Breath for Life Foundation raises funds and awareness for lung cancer research. Usually taking place at the Erie County Fairgrounds as a certified 5K, the race is taking a virtual...
2020-10-2623 min