Lung Health News, Spring / Summer 2003
Carlyn has Halde, Ph.D., has been teaching for most of her life, so she knows the importance of education. That’s why she included the American Lung Association in her will.
"When people with asthma are educated about ways to manage it, life can be very normal," she says. "I want the important public education programs to go on long after I’m gone."
Halde served on the board of directors for the American Lung Association of San Francisco & San Mateo Counties for nearly 20 years, and helped institute many of the educational programs in place there today.
"I saw that there were very important educational programs being carried out, and I wanted to be part of it," she says.
She spent much of her career teaching microbiology at the University of California, San Francisco, medical school. Her particular area of expertise is on diseases caused by fungi.
Education is one of the best ways to fight lung disease, according to Halde, because people can learn ways to "not allow one’s lungs to be destroyed." She cited the American Lung Association’s efforts over the years to educate people about tobacco.
Halde wants to make sure the next generation will benefit from the American Lung Association’s important educational programs.
"I’ve spent my life in education," Halde says. "I want to help fund the kinds of programs that really make a difference in the community."
