Danica Patrick & Michael Strahan on Drive4COPD

Nascar driver Danica Patrick and Former NY Giant Michael Strahan are lending their names to a cause dear to them. DRIVE4COPD is a public health initiative to alert millions of Americans who may be at risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Danica speaks of her grandmother's battle with emphysema... Strahan about his uncle after the break and in our Video Player.

Emmy-nominated actor Jim Belushi, Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner, Grammy Award-winning country music star Patty Loveless, Strahan and Patrick will drive 6,000 miles across the country in four days. The team will call on people to complete a five-question screener to see if they're at risk for this common disease. The screener can be found at http://DRIVE4COPD.com.

The "race" starts on Feb. 13 after Loveless debuts the song she composed for the campaign at Daytona International Speedway, prior to the DRIVE4COPD 300.

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
COPD is a general term for several lung diseases that includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma. COPD adds to the work of the heart, since the amount of oxygen that goes to the blood may be reduced. One of the primary causes of COPD is cigarette smoking. Air pollution and occupational dusts may also contribute to COPD, especially if the person exposed to these substances is a smoker.