It’s in the air
Programme for preparing for and reducing weather and climate risks.
New things in the air
How to reduce the harmful effects of weather and climate-related risks and make healthy everyday choices. A follow up to “It’s in the air” publication.
In good care
Programme for patient skills and good care.
Asthma
A guide to asthma.
Sleep apnoea
A handbook for people with sleep apnoea.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A handbook for people with COPD.
Breathe and be out of breath
A handbook on exercising safely for people
with respiratory disease.
Water damage at home and your health
A handbook to support everyday life.
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation at Home
A handbook to support everyday life.
Today is the day
A guide to quitting smoking.
Tobacco, nicotine and the environment
Every stage of tobacco production depletes natural resources and generates waste and emissions.
30 facts about nicotine
Nicotine is a a stimulating and highly addictive substance.
25 facts about e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes are not recommended for quitting tobacco.
Their use maintains nicotine addiction.
30 facts about snus
In addition to nicotine, snus contains 28 substances that have been proven to cause cancer.
Nicotine use affects the success of surgery
The longer the patient refrains from smoking prior
to surgery, the better the results of the surgery
usually are.
30 facts about passive smoking
Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 components, more
than 60 of which are carcinogenic.
Have you been diagnosed with a sleeping or breathing disorder?
The ELF Sleep Patient Advisory Group (PAG) has created a short, anonymous survey to learn more about patients’ experiences with diagnosis and treatment. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete and is open until 21 March.