Table 4.

A framework for communicating appropriate messages about COPD to different target groups. Copyright © 2001, Australian Lung Foundation. Reproduced with permission from lungnet.com.au [website on the Internet]. Australian Lung Foundation. 2001. Available from: http://www.lungnet.com.au/home/default.htm. Accessed November 11, 2008.³⁴

Target groups	Message
People with COPD	“Something can be done”
People unaware they have COPD	“Take control now before it becomes a problem”
General public (candidates for COPD)	“Smoking causes COPD”
Health professionals	“Things have changed in COPD”
Government	“COPD is a major problem”

Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.