COPD SUPPORT GROUPS

COPD support groups offer an opportunity to learn ways to better cope with COPD while getting the support from others who share in your struggles. These support groups provide the tools needed to manage your condition and improve your quality of life. Support groups meet regularly and feature educational presentations on a wide range of relevant topics.

Below is a list of COPD support groups in Arizona. You can also click here to view the Breathe Easy Arizona calendar of events to see when a group is meeting in your area.

American Lung Association of Arizona Better Breathers Clubs

Northwest Valley Better Breathers Club
Home Again Medical
5016 W. Cactus Rd., Ste 3, Phoenix
(602) 540-2827
1st Saturday of the month, 1:30 pm

Tucson Better Breathers Club (September-May)
American Lung Association -Tucson
2819 E. Broadway, Tucson
(520) 323-1812
2nd Wednesday of each month, 12 noon

Prescott Better Breathers Club
United Methodist Church
505 West Gurley, Prescott
Third Monday of each month, 4:00 to 5:00
For more information please call 771-5264. Offered in cooperation with the American Lung Association

East Valley Better Breathers Club
HealthSouth East Valley
5652 E Baseline Rd, Mesa
Conference Room 2
Third Wednesday of each month,1-2 pm
480-567-0350
Contact: Darla Miles, RRT, BLS Instructor

Chandler Better Breathers Club
Chandler Regional Medical Center
Morrison Building Board Room
1875 West Frye Road, Chandler
Carlene Wesley
(480) 778-5655
3rd Wednesday of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m
http://www.chandlerregional.org/Medical_Services/Community_Outreach/18927

Gateway Community College Better Breathers Club
108 North 40th Street, Phoenix
Room CH 126
2nd Friday of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Other COPD Support Groups
Green Valley Support Group
Friends In Deed
301 W. Camino Casa Verde
Room “D”
Green Valley, AZ 85614

Meetings will be held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. In the month July, August and September meetings are only once, on the 3rd Friday of the month. From October on we are back to the “winter” schedule of 2 meetings a month.
More Info: Esther Szmutni 520 437-5148

Phoenix Support Groups
John C. Lincoln (North)
250 East Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix
(602) 870-6060 ext. 5793
4th Thursday of every month from 2 to 3 p.m.
http://www.jcl.com/content/lungs/better_breathers.htm

VA Hospital
650 E. Indian School Road,
Room K112 in the CLC Building
Contact: Pat Jacobs – (602) 288-5551 ext. 7733
4th Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sierra Vista Support Group
Sierra Vista Regional Health Center
Jenney Room
300 El Camino Real, Sierra Vista
Better Breathers
(520) 458-4641 ext. 3030
3rd Tuesday of each month, 3:45pm

Sun City
Banner Boswell Support Services Bldg. Juniper Room
13180 N. 103rd Drive, Sun City
(623) 876-5708
Second Thursday of each month (except July & August) 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Yuma Support Group
Yuma Regional Medical Center
1501 W. 24th Street, Yuma
Connie Fike
(928) 941-0040
2nd Thursday of each month 1:30 pm.