For the Counties of: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Putnam, St. John's, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA - NORTH AREA
5526 Arlington Road
Jacksonville, FL 32211-5216
(904) 743-2933; (800) 940-2933
Fax (904) 743-2916
E-mail: alaf@lungfla.org
NORTH AREA - Big Bend Office
539 Silver Slipper Lane, Suite A
Tallahassee, FL 32303-4873
(850) 386-2065
Fax (850) 422-1894
E-mail: alafbb@lungfla.org
NORTH AREA - Northwest Office
4300 Bayou Blvd., Suite 2
Pensacola, FL 32503-2671
(850) 478-5864
Fax (850) 474-6354
North Area Events:
North Area Programs:
North Area Events
As part of our American Lung Association of Florida community, you have the benefits of in-depth and timely information on lung issues including asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. Also, you can participate as an American Lung Association of Florida volunteer and attend one of our special events. Click on one of the events listed below for more information.
"Living with Asthma Night"
Thursday, February 21, 2008
7:00 - 8:15 p.m.
St. Lukes Hospital
Auditorium C
4201 Belfort Road
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Click here for more information
or call 904-743-2933 ext 18
Culinary Tour
of Downtown Pensacola
Sunday, January 20, 2008
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Click here for more information
North Area Programs
The American Lung Association’s Open Airways for Schools (OAS) is an asthma management program for schoolchildren aged 8-11 who have been diagnosed with asthma.
The program’s goals:
- improve asthma self-management skills
- decrease asthma emergencies
- raise asthma awareness among parents/guardians
- promote broader asthma management coordination among physicians, parents and schools
You may access the school forms using the links below:
Helping to meet the challenges that chronic lung disease brings to daily life...
The Better Breathers Club provides an opportunity for lung disease patients and their families to meet and learn about their condition from concerned health care professionals in a supportive environment.
For the latest edition of the Big Bend Region's Better Breather's Club Newsletter, click here.
Better Breathers Club - Crawfordville
Wakulla County Senior Citizens
33 Michael Drive
Crawfordville, FL 32333
Contact: Amy Driskell (850) 386-2065
Meets: 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1:00 p.m.
Click here to register online
Better Breathers Club - Daytona Beach
American Lung Association of Florida, Inc.
412 South Palmetto Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Contact: Susan Richmond (386) 255-6447
Meets: 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. (Sept.-May)
Better Breathers Club - Gainesville
Senior Healthcare Center at Crown Pointe
2205 NW 40th Terrace, Suite B
Gainesville, FL 32605
Contact: Stephanie Beach (352) 333-2548
Meets: 3rd Monday of each month at 3:00 p.m.
Better Breathers Club - Jacksonville - 1
Jacksonville Riverside / Downtown
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Heart & Vascular Medical Building
1824 Kings Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Contact: Heather Newby, RN (904) 308-7560
Meets: 2nd Monday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
Better Breathers Club - Jacksonville - 2
Jacksonville Southside
Mayo / St. Luke's Hospital
4205 Belfort Road
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Joe Adams Building, Suite 1004, Room 2030
Contact: Jayne Trawick, RRT (904) 296-5739
Meets: 4th Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.
Better Breathers Club - Lake City
Oxy Life Lake City
155 Northwest Enterprise Way
Lake City, FL 32055
Contact: Linda JOnes (386) 755-9511
Meets: 3rd Thursday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
Better Breathers Club - Mariana
Jackson Hospital
4250 Hospital Drive
Mariana, FL 32446
Contact: Amy Driskell (850) 386-2065
Meets: 2nd Friday of every month at 2:00 p.m.
Click here to register online.
Better Breathers Club - New Smyrna Beach
Bert Fish Medical Center
401 Palmetto Street
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Contact: Pam Worley (386) 424-5019
Meets: 2nd Wednesday of every month at 2:00 p.m. (September - May)
Better Breathers Club - Palm Coast
Florida Hospital - Flagler
60 Memorial Medical Parkway
Palm Coast, FL 32164
ContactL Robert Sullivan (386) 586-4455
Meets: 1st Wednesday of every month @ 9:00 a.m. (September - May)
Better Breathers Club - Panama City
HealthSouth Emerald Coast Rehabilitation Hospital
1847 Florida Avenue
Panama City, FL 32405
Contact: Patsy Malley (850) 478-5864
Meets: 3rd Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m.
Better Breathers Club - Pensacola
First Christian Church
6031 Goodrich Drive
Pensacola, FL 32503
Contact: Patsy Malley (850) 478-5864
Meets: 2nd Wednesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. (September - May)
Better Breathers Club - Quincy
Gadsden County Health Department
278 Lasalle Lafall Drive
Quincy, FL 32351
Contact: Amy Driskell (850) 386-2065
Meets: 2nd Tuesday in January, April, July and October at 1:00 p.m.
Click here to register online.
Better Breathers Club - Tallahassee
Capital Regional Medical Center
2626 Capital Medical Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Education Room
Contact: Amy Driskell (850) 386-2065
Meets: 1st Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m.
Click here to register online.
Lung Cancer Connection
Do you or a loved one suffer from lung cancer? If so, you may be interested in joining Lung Cancer Connection. Friends and family are welcome.
Florida Oncology Associates
841 Prudential Drive, Suite 180
Jacksonville, FL
Contact: Aimee Connors (904) 519-2738 or Bridget Rossi (904) 202-4077
Meets: 3rd Monday of every month from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CLASSES:
St. Augustine
Flagler Hospital
400 Health Park Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32086
Huston Room
Classes Begin: October 3, 2007, 3:00p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact: Wanda Abar, ARNP
(904) 819-4432
Pensacola
Sacred Heart Health System
5151 N. Ninth Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32503
Classes Begin: October 9, 2007, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
October 10, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Sheila Kirchharr
(850) 416-7764
Escambia County Health Department
1295 W. Fairfield Drive
Pensacola, FL 32501
Classes Begin: October 23, 2007, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Contact: Libby Dugas
(850) 595-6641
Naval Hospital
6000 W. Highway 98
Pensacola, FL 32512
Classes Begin: Sept 13 - Thursdays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Active duty military, retired ands familymembers ONLY
Contact: Jim Sherrard
(850) 505-6112
Perry
Taylor County Health Department
1215 N. Peacock Avenue
Perry, FL 32347
Classes Begin: August 29, 2007
ContactL Takeem Graham
(850) 584-5087
Tallahassee
American Lung Association of Florida
539 Silver Slipper Lane, Suite A
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Classes Begin: October 1, 2007, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Amy Driskell
(850) 386-2065
Help Save A Life!
Click here to become a certified Freedom From Smoking ®Facilitator
North Area Updates
Big Bend Region
- This past year saw a lot of change in the Big Bend Region. To find out more, click here.
- Big Bend Region Awarded "Association of the Year" by Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
