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BREATH Schools Public Engagement Week Drive - Stranraer Cluster (UWS News)

  • John Lockhart

    Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

    Description

    UWS academics have been visiting schools in Dumfries & Galloway to raise awareness amongst both secondary and primary children of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a deadly lung disorder which is particularly prevalent in the area.

    From 24 – 28 September, UWS BREATH experts educated young people in Dumfries & Galloway about lung physiology in a cluster of school events organised with help by Ms Deborah Trotter (Stranraer Academy) and Ms Karen Creighton (RAiSE).  This involved building their own simple lung model and conducting a range of experiments to assess lung function. The team will also discuss COPD risk factors with the pupils, which include smoking and air pollution.

    Period10 Oct 2018

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    • TitleUWS academics go back to school for lung health
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletUWS News
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date10/10/18
      DescriptionUWS academics have been visiting schools in Dumfries & Galloway to raise awareness amongst both secondary and primary children of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a deadly lung disorder which is particularly prevalent in the area. From 24 – 28 September, UWS BREATH experts educated young people in Dumfries & Galloway about lung physiology in a cluster of school events organised with help by Ms Deborah Trotter (Stranraer Academy) and Ms Karen Creighton (RAiSE). This involved building their own simple lung model and conducting a range of experiments to assess lung function. The team will also discuss COPD risk factors with the pupils, which include smoking and air pollution.
      URLhttps://www.uws.ac.uk/news/uws-academics-go-back-to-school-for-lung-health/
      PersonsJohn Lockhart
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    Keywords

    • Public engagement
    • COPD
    • BREATH
    • UWS
    • Interreg
    • SEUPB
    • South West Scotland

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