It also provides an opportunity to educate and counsel individuals on lung health. HFA uses it to motivate individuals to stop smoking, decrease exposure to other pollutants, exercise, and manage existing lung conditions such as asthma or allergies.

Pulmonary function screening involves taking a deep breath and blowing it hard and fast through a tube in a spirometer - a small, hand-held device connected to a laptop computer. The breath is analyzed and four numbers are interpreted. An individual's test results are compared to research-established norms based on certain factors including age, gender, height, and smoking history.

If you would like your company employees to take advantage of our complementary follow-up counseling, request our Follow-up Counseling Instructions.pdf. This handout describes how we provide this service via telephone or email, for up to two weeks after screening.