Rebecca Harwood is spreading the "love your lungs" message. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
REBECCA Harwood looks the picture of health.
But the vibrant events manager, who has asthma, was in hospital with pneumonia in 2011 and on oxygen for more than a week.
She is a spokeswoman for Pneumonia Awareness Week, a national campaign by lung specialists to teach Australians how to look after their lungs.
"You have to love your lungs," she said.
Ms Harwood, 24, has a flu vaccination each year, is vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia and uses alternative treatments such as Bowen therapy and natural remedies.
"I try to stay as healthy as possible," she said. "I eat good food, have regular exercise and maintain a positive mental outlook.
"When I'm down in the dumps, I tend to be prone to sickness."
Lung specialist Professor Lou Irving said pneumococcal pneumonia was a disease that can be prevented with vaccination but people were ignorant about its dangers.
Vaccination coverage is low among at-risk adults, with less than 29 per cent vaccinated, he said.
And only 37 per cent of those vaccinated had the second booster injection five years later.
"Pneumonia often comes after a cold or flu, but 70 per cent of at-risk adults can't tell the difference between flu and pneumonia," Dr Irving said.
Many people do not realise the severity of pneumonia, Rebecca said.
"Make your health No.1 priority, and talk to your doctor about ways to help protect yourself from pneumonia."
jennifer.crawley@news.com.au
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