Healthy Lungs for Life supports lung health activities in Barcelona

Healthy Lungs for Life joined partners in Barcelona for two public activities focused on lung health and healthy lifestyles. Organised together with ISGlobal and Hospital Clínic Barcelona, the activities encouraged people of all ages to learn more about protecting their lungs through physical activity, awareness and simple lung health checks.

Healthy Lungs for Life is a campaign by ELF and the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Through public engagement activities across Europe, the campaign aims to raise awareness of lung health, support prevention of respiratory disease and help people better understand how to look after their lungs in everyday life.

Lung health awareness activities

The Healthy Lungs for Life team supported a public lung health information stand at Casanova–Provença, near Hospital Clínic Barcelona. The stand focused on raising awareness of lung health and offering free lung function tests to members of the public.

Visitors had the opportunity to speak with trained volunteers, learn more about chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and take part in lung function tests, known as spirometry testing, to better understand how well their lungs were working.

The activity welcomed members of the public throughout the morning and early afternoon, with strong interest and long queues forming at times during the day. In total, around 50 lung function tests were carried out, helping people gain a clearer picture of their respiratory health and the importance of early detection and prevention.

The stand was also visited by representatives from partner organisations, including the Director of ISGlobal, highlighting the strong collaboration behind the Barcelona activities which will continue throughout 2026.

Walking for lung health across Barcelona

Healthy Lungs for Life also supported a community walk across Barcelona, encouraging people to get active and explore the connection between physical activity and lung health. Around 15 people took part in a 4 km walk from the Barcelona coastline to Hospital Clínic Barcelona, sharing conversations along the route about air quality and the importance of keeping active for lung health.

The walk formed part of Healthy Lungs for Life’s wider commitment to promoting movement and everyday activity as a simple way to support lung health and overall wellbeing.

Working together to promote healthy lungs

The activities formed part of the wider 2026 Healthy Lungs for Life programme in Barcelona, which is bringing together local and international partners to promote lung health across the city.

Through collaboration with organisations including ISGlobal, LoveXAir and Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Healthy Lungs for Life is helping to raise awareness of respiratory health, air quality and disease prevention ahead of upcoming activities linked to the ERS Congress.