Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): research, education, and treatment.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to award and administer, on a competitive basis, grants for projects directed at the prevention of tobacco-related diseases. Existing law requires a local lead agency, as defined, to implement specified health education against tobacco use. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to provide leadership for the successful implementation of tobacco use prevention programs administered by local public and private schools, school districts, and county offices of education. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to conduct statewide surveillance of tobacco-related behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes, evaluate local and state tobacco control programs, evaluate the effectiveness of specified tobacco use prevention education directed at schools, and implement a tobacco use prevention media campaign, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to conduct a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Provider Awareness Campaign to increase awareness of COPD, as specified, and to target the COPD Provider Awareness Campaign to, among others, primary care providers and family care providers. The bill would make related findings and declarations.