October 2012 USCC Semi-Annual Business Meeting

On October 22 2012 the U.S. COPD Coalition (USCC) hosted it’s Semi-Annual Business Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting discussed the upcoming release of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) which, for the first time, includes state-specific COPD prevalence data. The meeting primarily focused on how member organizations can fully utilize the BRFSS data in their communities and constituencies. Below you can view the slide presentations from the meeting:

• Member Organization Updates
• COPD Foundation and DRIVE4COPD Campaign Updates
• USCC Updates
• The Community’s Role in Putting the BRFSS Data to Work
• 2011 BRFSS State Prevalence Data
• Strategic Planning
• BRFSS COPD Data and the NHLBI