Press Releases
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Paul G. Billings Receives American Lung Association’s Most Prestigious National Staff Award
June 25, 2012 - On Friday, June 22, at the American Lung Association Awards Ceremony in Wilmington, Del., the American Lung Association recognized Paul G. Billings as the recipient of its prestigious 2012 Hoyt E. Dearholt Distinguished Professional Service Award. -
American Lung Association Urges U.S. Senate to Reject Latest House Leadership Attempt to Roll Back Clean Air Protections
June 21, 2012 - Lung Association urges the US Senate to reject latest attempt to weaken clean air protections. -
American Lung Association Hails Bipartisan Rejection of Clean Air Rollback
June 20, 2012 - Today, a strong bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate stood up for the health of our children and rejected attempts by big polluters and their allies in Congress to rollback clean air safeguards that protect the public from toxic air pollution. Senator Jim Inhofe's (R-OK) S.J. Res. 37 was firmly rejected by a 53 to 46 vote of the Senate. -
In Time for First Day of Summer American Lung Association Offers Free New Air Quality Smartphone App
June 20, 2012 - As the communities in the Northeast and Midwest brace for unhealthy air pollution levels this week, the American Lung Association launched a free State of the Air® smartphone application to help people monitor whether their air is safe to breathe. -
Multimedia Release - American Lung Association Releases "Breathe Smarter" PSA Campaign Featuring New Air Quality Smartphone App
June 20, 2012 - The American Lung Association released an edgy public service advertising (PSA) campaign featuring provocative television, online and out-of-home components to encourage people to download the charity's new State of the Air® smartphone application, a valuable resource for people living with lung disease like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), people with heart disease or diabetes, as well as older adults and children. This is the first time that a charity has included an app download as the call to action in a nationally distributed PSA. -
American Academy of Pediatrics and American Lung Association Applaud New Smoke-Free Housing Toolkits from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
June 19, 2012 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Lung Association are pleased to support new smoke-free housing toolkits released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). -
More Protective Soot Standard Will Save Lives, Protect Fragile Environments
June 15, 2012 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally proposed updated clean air standards that will prevent thousands of premature deaths and take steps toward clearing hazy air. The EPA's proposal comes in response to legal action filed on behalf of the American Lung Association and the National Parks Conservation Association by Earthjustice. The groups called upon the EPA to adopt final protections against particle pollution that follow the Clean Air Act's requirements to protect public health and iconic national parks. -
Hud, HHS Partner with Health Community to Annnounce New Smoke-Free Housing Toolkits
June 15, 2012 - Media Advisory for press conference call Tuesday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. (ET) to announce the new Smoke-Free Housing Toolkits that multi-family housing managers/owners, including public housing authorities, and residents can use to help create healthier housing. -
American Lung Association Commends Senate Appropriations Committee for Protecting CDC’s National Asthma Control Program
June 14, 2012 - The American Lung Association is elated by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations’ recognition of the vital role the National Asthma Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays in the lives of Americans living with asthma. -
American Lung Association Supports Local Efforts to Promote "Tobacco-Free Living"
June 4, 2012 - As part of the American Lung Association's commitment to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, the organization is funding six local Lung Associations in Arizona, Maine, Nevada, New York, Virginia, and Wisconsin with the goal of improving health equity in populations disproportionately impacted by tobacco-related health disparities.
