Good respiratory health—the ability to breathe easily and clearly—supplies oxygen to your body and removes carbon dioxide and other waste gases it doesn’t need. The lungs also help protect your body’s immune system.

Getting regular exercise, not smoking or vaping, and avoiding air pollutants can help prevent irritation to the lungs and reduce your risk of more serious disease.

If you smoke, vape, or use smokeless tobacco, AlbertaQuits has tools to help you quit successfully. You can also find additional resources on our Addiction, Tobacco, and Substance Abuse page.

Early Awareness and Diagnosis

What to do if you think you have asthma and identifying different types of asthma triggers.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Newly Diagnosed

Advice for living with COPD, including breathing techniques, and an online video tutorial to help you cope and manage flare-ups.

Sleep Apnea Signs and Symptoms

Learn more, including when to speak with your family doctor.

Smoking and Tobacco

Information to help you quit smoking, manage your withdrawal symptoms, and why second-hand smoke is also dangerous.

Vaping – What You Need to Know

Learn more about the health effects of vaping and growing trend among Canadian youth.

Living with Respiratory Health Disorders

Air Quality

Learn about indoor and outdoor air quality and how it affects lung health, including how to improve indoor air quality.

COPD Triggers and Flare-Ups

Common signs, symptoms, and how to prevent flare-ups.

Living with Asthma

Learn about controlling your asthma, steps to take when having an asthma attack, and other topics such as exercising with asthma.

Living Well with COPD

Living with Sleep Apnea

Find advice on how to live well with obstructive sleep apnea.

Medication and Treatment

Asthma

Learn more about medication types, devices, including myths and asthma action plans.

How to Make a Plan to Quit Smoking

Video: And other quit plan tools to improve your chances of success.

How to Use Your Inhaler

Advice for using different inhaler devices.

Treating COPD

Medication can’t cure COPD, but it can help improve the symptoms.

Sleep Apnea Treatment

Learn about Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), one of the most effective treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.

How ASEBP Supports You

ASEBP’s Extended Health Care benefits provide coverage for a range of medications and medical supplies to manage your respiratory health and quality of life.

If you have ASEBP's Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), you also have access to four cost-free hours of counselling or health coaching each calendar year. Get support from mental health professionals, registered nurses, dietitians, and other practitioners to help you manage the ups-and-downs of living with a respiratory condition.

You can also register for Tranquility by Inkblot, a cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) program that teaches positive coping strategies and skills. This online program is available to all covered members and dependants with ASEBP’s EFAP.

Get in Touch

Your ASEBP benefit plan covers a range of health and wellness services.

For more information, email benefits@asebp.ca or call us at 1-877-431-4786. You can also schedule a phone, video, or in-person meeting with a benefit specialist at asebp.ca/contact-us.