Grammy- Winner Patty Loveless Raises Awareness of COPD Disease
DRIVE4COPD Race Team driver Patty Loveless is in a cross-country race to find people who may be at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and don’t know it. The goal of DRIVE4COPD – the official health initiative of NASCAR® – is to screen at least 1 million people this year on DRIVE4COPD.COM Loveless is competing against campaign ambassador Danica Patrick and co-Race Team members Jim Belushi, Bruce Jenner and Michael Strahan to see who can screen the most people. To kick off this “Race for the Missing Millions,” the Race Team* will drive 6,000 miles in four days, making 14 designated “Pit Stops” along the way.
DRIVE4COPD is a multi-year public health initiative that aims to raise awareness of COPD and encourage those who may be at risk to speak with their doctors. NASCAR has teamed up with the American Lung Association, the COPD Foundation and founding sponsor Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on this campaign. All people who log onto WWW,DRIVE4COPD.COM and take the five-question screener will be eligible to enter for a chance to win an Ultimate NASCAR® Weekend** in Daytona.Loveless knows first hand the devastating effects of COPD because she watched family members struggle daily with the disease. And she’s not alone:
· Nearly 500,000 people in Tennessee have COPD, including nearly 100,000 in Nashville.
· 24 million Americans have COPD but half don’t know they have it and remain undiagnosed.
· COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in U.S. and the only one increasing in prevalence.
· COPD kills more people each year than breast cancer and diabetes combined.
· Those at risk include people 35 years of age or older or those who have smoked more than 100 cigarettes in a lifetime..Due to its gradual onset, many patients are not diagnosed until they are hospitalized or require emergency care to treat the disease. By that time, they may have lost half of their lung function. Early diagnosis of COPD is critical, as lung damage is not reversible but is treatable when managed with a doctor.
DRIVE4COPD celebrity campaign ambassadors: Emmy-nominated actor Jim Belushi, Go Daddy and NASCAR® Nationwide Series™ driver Danica Patrick, Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner, Grammy Award-winning country music star Patty Loveless and former Pro Football great Michael Strahan.
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Patty will be a guest on Film Festival Radio February 14th @ 10:15 am (eastern time)
