Social Media Resources

Use these resources during National COPD Awareness Month in November and throughout the year to share information with your social networks.

  • Share COPD graphics and posts. Use the images and messages below or these state prevalence graphics on your social media channels. Right click on the image you want and select "Save Image as..." or click on the download button to save them on your device.
  • Post videos. Share these videos on your social media channels.
  • Tag Learn More Breathe Better®. Tag us on Facebook and Twitter @BreatheBetter so we can like and share your content.
    • Add the hashtags. Use the #COPDMonth and #BreatheBetter hashtags in your posts to join the conversation.
General COPD Graphics
November is National COPD awareness month.
COPD is nearly twice as common in rural areas. Learn about its risk factors.
Understand the letters in front of you. COPD.
Signs and symptoms of COPD; ongoing cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness.
COPD is used to describe tow main conditions, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
56% of those diagnosed with COPD are women.
Image describing how COPD affects breathing.
Nearly 5 million people living in rural counties have been diagnosed with COPD.
Common risk factors for COPD
A path to breathing better, helps to reduce COPD symptoms, increase physical activity, improve daily function of life, and improve emotional health. 
Women are 30% more likely than men to have COPD. 
COPD and the Workplace Graphics

Lung health on the job: Know the risks of work-related COPD.
Lung health on the job: Know the risks of work-related COPD. See description for full text

Download Lung Health on the Job Infographic (JPEG)

Download Lung Health on the Job Infographic (PDF)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a serious lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and gets worse as time goes on. The work you do can affect the health of your lungs.

How can work affect COPD risk? Almost 15 percent of the time, COPD comes from exposure to certain air pollutants at work. Exposure to pollutants like these over time can cause COPD: Dusts (coal, silica, asbestos, cotton, wood, grains). Fumes (metal/welding, diesal/engine, asphalt). Smoke and other chemical gases.

Some jobs have a higher risk of COPD than others: Housekeeping, mining, manufacturing, vehicle repair, farmwork. How can COPD affect work? 1 out of 4 people with COPD say they're unable to work. At least 1 out of 3 say they're limited in what they can do.

Healthy lungs get the job done. You can: Talk to your employer about ways to limit your exposures. Talk to your healthcare provider about how to keep your lungs healthy. Learn more about COPD and take action for your health.
Know the risks of work-related COPD. Almost 15 percent of the time, COPD comes from exposure to certain air pollutants at work.
Exposure to pollutants like these over time can cause COPD: Dusts (coal, silica, asbestos, cotton, wood, grains). Smoke and other chemical gases. Fumes (metal/welding, diesal/engine, asphalt).
Some jobs have a higher risk of COPD than others: Housekeeping, mining, manufacturing, vehicle repair, farmwork.
How can COPD affect work? 1 out of 4 people with COPD say they're unable to work. At least 1 out of 3 say they're limited in what they can do.
Healthy lungs get the job done. Talk to your employer about ways to limit your exposures. Talk to your healthcare provider about how to keep your lungs healthy. Learn more about COPD and take action for your health.