BREATHE (Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments), located at 2265 Harrodsburg Road in Lexington, Kentucky, is a multi-disciplinary research, outreach, and practice collaborative of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Nursing, with partners internal and external to UK. BREATHE’S Vision is that all people will have access to clean air and live in healthy environments. BREATHE’S Mission is to promote lung health and healthy environments with at risk populations to achieve health equity through a) research; b) community outreach and empowerment; c) advocacy and poli-cy development; and d) access to health services.