M. The National Lung Health Education Program, (NLHEP)

A new national healthcare initiative known as the National Lung Health Education Program, (NLHEP), is directed at COPD and related disorders, including lung cancer, heart attack, and stroke. Thus, this is a new initiative for improved general health in America. The key role of the primary care physician and respiratory care practitioners is stressed by the nlhep. The NLHEP is directed to all primary care practitioners, the public, third party payers, and healthcare administrators. The NLHEP urges that all primary care physicians and other healthcare providers obtain simple, accurate, handheld spirometers for office and clinic use. Only the FEV1 and the FVC are required to assess patients with COPD in incipient or advanced stages of disease. “Test Your Lungs, Know Your Numbers” is the battle cry of the NLHEP.