Lung Disease Prevention Index Page
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Kristi Yamaguchi and her Mother Lead Moms' Initiative to Boost Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Families
September 15, 2011 - American Lung Association launches Faces of Influenza campaign to increase influenza vaccination rates nationwide. -
American Lung Association Stresses Back-to-School Checklist for Students with Asthma
July 19, 2011 - This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association highlights a seven-step checklist for students with asthma to stay healthy during the school day. -
American Lung Association Responds to Results of National Lung Screening Trial
June 29, 2011 - The American Lung Association is optimistic about the promising results of the National Cancer Institute’s National Lung Screening Trial, which indicate low-dose CT scans can have significant impact on lung cancer mortality. -
Illinois Residents with Asthma Threatened by Potential Federal Budget Cuts
May 5, 2011 -
American Lung Association Expresses Concern over Proposed Federal Funding Cuts to National Asthma Control Program
May 2, 2011 - With May 3 as World Asthma Day, and May as Asthma Awareness Month, the American Lung Association and 15 public health and other organizations expressed their strong support for the National Asthma Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a letter being sent to Congress tomorrow. -
American Lung Association Celebrates First Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
March 23, 2011 - Today, the American Lung Association celebrates the first anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The anniversary of this law is an important milestone as it marks the time when our nation began to focus on preventing and managing diseases rather than just treating them. -
Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Would Be Devastating to Public Health
February 15, 2011 -
American Lung Association supports National School-Based Health Care (SBHC) Awareness Month
February 4, 2011 -
Leaders Must Implement Policies to Reduce Tobacco Use
December 9, 2010 - Today’s release of, “How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking Attributable Disease” by U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin focuses attention on tobacco use and its devastating effects, including the major finding that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. -
American Lung Association Recognizes Older Adults Vaccination Day with Release of New Report Examining Disparities in Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccination Rates Among Older Americans
December 9, 2010
