Thank you to everyone who joined us for #TakeTheActiveOption @ #ERSCongress this morning! It was an early start, but it was the perfect way to raise awareness for lung health. Please share your photos #HealthyLungsForLife and see you next year for our event in Vienna 2024!

Take a look at the participants who got up early to #TakeTheActiveOption @ #ERSCongress. This event was part of our Healthy Lungs for Life campaign, raising awareness of lung health. Find out more: ow.ly/Yic050PKx21 or donate to support the campaign: europeanlungfoundation.enthuse.com/donate#!/

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We welcome Dimitris Kontopidis, our new ELF Chair, who has begun his 3-year term. Dimitris takes over from kjeld hansen. You can read more about Kjeld’s achievements during his term in our annual report: ow.ly/SwvK50PLxax Welcome Dimitris and warmest thanks to kjeld hansen!

Last week, the European Parliament adopted an ambitious proposal on air quality, addressing not just the environment but social justice. Clean air = social right. Poor air quality has long-term impacts and its also intrinsically linked to the climate crisis 🌍 socialeurope.eu/air-quality-cr…

Check out the @eurorespsoc (ERS) webinar for #WorldLungDay A discussion on #climatechange and its impact on patients with lung conditions, including speaker Kjeld Hansen, patient and previous ELF Chair. Join the panel live from 18:00 CEST today! ow.ly/mFq350PP95a

Air pollution is the leading environmental health risk in EU, with vulnerable groups being particularly affected. Check out kjeld hansen's story, advocate for respiratory health, and join the fight against air pollution.🚗🌬️ 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=Eglffa… T&E (🦋 find us @transportenvironment.org) @CaleLawlor

Fantastic to have past Chair kjeld hansen at the first in-person meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) CSC Steering Committee. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined them in the morning! It's a great opportunity for collaboration between civil society and WHO and promote lung health and the patient voice.

And that's a wrap! With huge support of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus & #partnership team of Gaudenz Silberschmidt, the 3 days of intense work of the Steering Committee of World Health Organization (WHO) #CivilSocietyCommission (following >40 online meetings & tons of 📧!) mark the beginning of a new era for WHO #engagement with CSOs.

Our Breathe Clean Air patient conference is in full flow. We are so excited to host this first conference and to be joined by past ELF Chair kjeld hansen. For those joining us today, please share your thoughts using our dedicated hashtag #BreatheCleanAir

Exciting first meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) CSO C ommission members! Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus re-iterated his commitment to #civilsociety and the CSO Commission. A very interactive and fruitful discussion! Thank you to colleagues Gaudenz Silberschmidt Tania Nakari and co-chair Ravi Ram, as well as the SC members!

Great to have past ELF Chair kjeld hansen giving a presentation in the first World Health Organization (WHO) Civil Society Organisation meeting today, following the introduction from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus A fantastic opportunity to promote collaboration and the importance of patient voices.

Despite his post coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, kjeld hansen confidently steered ELF through the disruption. He helped to establish Lungs Europe in Brussels and oversaw the first ELF stakeholder event! Read more about Kjeld's time with ELF ow.ly/fOBb50QqgFk

🌍⚠️ Air pollution is the leading environmental health risk in the EU. Act now by following World Health Organization (WHO)'s #AirQuality guidelines. kjeld hansen, a respiratory health advocate, shares his story. Join the fight against #AirPollution 📺➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=Eglffa…

Our illness is not what defines us, but it influences our options and our wolrdview. kjeld hansen shares his beautiful story of hope and bravery, of ups and... even more ups, despite the hurdles. 🏃🏻‍♂️🫁✨ #Asthma #RespiratoryHealth #AirPollution

For my Swarm by Foursquare check-in #20000, I was at Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus in Oslo. I've visited 4833 different places, mostly they were in Norway, Denmark, Japan, Germany and Switzerland - swarmapp.com/kjeldsh/checki…

Transition is a pivotal moment in the life of an individual living with a long-term condition. Defining the pathway, maintaining a flexible approach, and increasing educational tools can all help with the challenges of this phase. European Lung Foundation kjeld hansen bit.ly/ERSM104

The #WHA77 votes on the resolution on social participation today! On this important day, thrilled to share 2 of our publications in the special issue of #EuroHealth on #socialparticipation. We share successful examples & our reflections on them. 📰 eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/e…

“We're thrilled that member states adopted the first-ever resolution on social participation for primary health care. The resolution aims to tackle inequalities by empowering people and communities.” kjeld hansen former ELF Chair at #WHA77 Read more: who.int/news/item/29-0…

⚠️ Alongside the likes of World Health Organization (WHO)’s José Luis Castro, European Lung Foundation's kjeld hansen & Clean Air Fund's Sean Maguire, Barbara will reiterate the high societal cost of CRDs and the significance of prevention, early diagnosis & intervention in managing them. Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…