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American Lung Association - ALA Organization URL(s) info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org/index.html Other Contact Information 1740 Broadway New York, NY 10019-4374 800-586-4872 (Voice - Toll-free) 212-315-8700 (Voice) 212-315-8870 (FAX) Description The American Lung Association (ALA), formerly the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, was founded in 1904 to combat tuberculosis. Since 1907, ALA has promoted Christmas Seals to raise public funds to fight lung disease, the third leading cause of death in America. ALA is primarily a health education agency, emphasizing anti-smoking and clean air activities to prevent and control lung hazards. Its self-management programs teach those suffering from lung disease, such as asthma, how to live with their condition. ALA also creates educational programs to teach lifelong good health habits, and it provides professional education to health care providers to help them deliver effective lung health care to their patients. ALA also awards grants for medical research and sponsors fellowships for young medical professionals to encourage them to specialize in pulmonary care. There are 110 State and local Lung Associations throughout the country. The American Thoracic Society is the medical arm of ALA. Online Resources 2004 Find a Flu Shot http://www.findaflushot.com/lungusa/ A1AD Related Emphysema http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/luna1ad.html American Indians/Alaskan Natives and Lung Disease http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/nativelung_factsheet.html American Lung Association® Fact Sheet Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b;=34706&ct;=66695 Asbestos Facts http://www.lungusa.org/air/air00_aesbestos.html Asthma Camp Directory http://www.alamn.org/asthmacamps/findacamp/default.asp Asthma Information Home Page http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/index.html Chronic Bronchitis http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungchronic.html Combustion Pollutants http://www.lungusa.org/air/envcombusti.html Emphysema http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungemphysem.html Fact Sheet: Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Lung Disease http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/asianlung_factsheet.html Facts About Lung Cancer http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungcanc.html Good Flu Health Habits http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b;=213657 Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza and the Common Cold http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/c&f03;/c&f;_index.html Occupational Lung Disease http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/occupational_factsheet.html State of the Air: 2004 http://lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2004.html State of the Air: 2004 (Full Report) http://lungaction.org/reports/sota04_full.html Print Resources Printed materials, films, and other resource materials are available on request on such topics as air pollution, smoking, tuberculosis, lung hazards on the job, asthma, emphysema, and other lung diseases. Some materials are available in Spanish. Serial publications: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, monthly; American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, monthly. Related Topics Air Pollution Asthma Bronchitis Continuing Education Emphysema Environmental Health Flu Hay Fever Health Education Interstitial Lung Disease Lung Cancer Lung Diseases Patient Education Pneumonia Public Health Radon Second Hand Smoke Smoking Tobacco Tuberculosis Review Date Tue Oct 5, 2004

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