Breath Program (Chase)
This program is cancelled for 2020.
Program contact
Name: Sirka Hohndorf
Phone: 250-679-1406
Program location
Chase Primary Health Care Clinic
825 Thompson Avenue
Chase, BC V0E 1M0
Program details
Runs annually for 9 weeks (with one session per week) during April and May. Provides education and rehabilitation for chronic respiratory conditions, utilizing group or individual counselling, focusing on self-management skills. Topics include lung function, symptom management, energy conservation, medications, respiratory infections, environmental triggers, stress/anxiety and nutrition. Program includes a component of graduated supervised exercise to build strength, balance, and cardiovascular health.
Supported languages
English
Application process
Referral required
Diseases
- Bronchiectasis
- COPD
- Emphysema
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Program offerings
- Education
- Exercise
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation