Breathe Well, Live Well Facilitator Support Center

This section includes PDF versions of many of the guides and forms used during the Breathe Well, Live Well® program.

• Implementation Guide
• Virtual Implementation Guide
• Breathe Well, Live Well Format Options
• Facilitator Supplemental Resources
  • Common Concerns & Approaches to Problem Solving
  • Communication Skills to Have on Hand When Teaching Adults
  • Tips for Working with Adults
  • Breathe Well, Live Well Case Study Summary
  • Asthma Home Control Resources

Each participant enrolled in your group program must be provided with their own Breathe Well, Live Well® Participant Workbook and are provide 10 workbooks for free once fully trained. If additional workbooks are needed please place an order at Lung.org/PrintStore.

*Please submit your material order prior to the start of your program, preferable two full weeks before*

The American Lung Association has developed marketing and participant recruitment materials for Facilitators to use when implementing the Breathe Well, Live Well® program in their community. Below are a couple of tools to get you started. Contact BreatheWell@lung.org if any additional resources are needed.

1. Healthcare Provider Engagement Strategies
2. Participant Recruitment Flyer
3. Participant Recruitment Email Template

We ask all certified facilitators to notify the American Lung Association anytime you schedule a Breathe Well, Live Well® program, whether that be virtually delivered or in person. We also offer promotion of all community group programs at no cost on our Local Events website. If interested in promoting your group program, please complete the Breathe Well, Live Well Program Promotion Form. 

The American Lung Association is committed to ongoing evaluation of the Breathe Well, Live Well® program and requests that facilitators complete surveys to provide feedback and insight into the implementation of the program. It is also important for facilitators to administer the participant evaluation surveys to participants after the last session in order to understand the efficacy of the program.

• Breathe Well, Live Well Evaluation Protocol & Instruments
  • English
  • Spanish

As a Certified Breathe Well, Live Well® Facilitator you must report information about your program using the Breathe Well, Live Well Program Report Form (preferably within two weeks of completing the final program session, Section 5). Information collected in this form allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of our program’s delivery and reach.

• Asthmas and COPD Medicine Chart
• Asthma Resource Library
• E-cigarettes and Vaping
• The Pathway to Managing Your Asthma Infographic – Available in English and Spanish
• How Lung-Friendly is Your Workplace Infographic – Available in English and Spanish 
• Controlling Air Pollutants in Multi-Unit Housing Infographic

Certified Facilitators are required to recertify every 3 years. The American Lung Association will notify you when it is time to recertify. The cost to recertify is $100. This fee may be waived if certified facilitators have conducted at least one program during their 3-year certification period and submitted the Facilitator Program Report Form. 

Asthma

• Asthma Basics
• Asthma Educator Institute
• Asthma Friendly Environment Briefings
• Asthma Management Guidelines: A Review for Health Care Professionals
• Learn to Understand and Manage Sever Asthma - Webinar

COPD

• COPD Basics
• COPD Educator Course
• COPD Overview Online Module for Healthcare Professionals

Indoor Air

• How Indoor Air Quality Impacts Your Lungs - Watch Video
• Radon Basics

Tobacco

• Tobacco Basics
• How to Help People Quit
• Ask, Advise, Refer to Quit Don’t Switch

Other Lung Diseases 

• Infectious Respiratory Disease Basics