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EDUCATION
ADVOCACY
RESEARCH
Our vision is a world
free of lung disease
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
Make Each Breath Count: Learn, Engage, Act!
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Freedom From Smoking Plus helps you create a personal quit smoking plan on your desktop, tablet or smartphone. Get started today.
Step Up to the Challenge
Walk, run or race to the top at our Fight For Air Climb. Every step you take moves us forward in our fight for healthy lungs and clean air.
Is Your State Doing Enough to Protect Kids from Tobacco?
Find out in our 2019 "State of Tobacco Control" report, which tracks the efforts of states and the federal government to prevent and reduce tobacco use.
Freedom From Smoking® Plus
Freedom From Smoking Plus helps you create a personal quit smoking plan on your desktop, tablet or smartphone. Get started today.
Step Up to the Challenge
Walk, run or race to the top at our Fight For Air Climb. Every step you take moves us forward in our fight for healthy lungs and clean air.
Is Your State Doing Enough to Protect Kids from Tobacco?
Find out in our 2019 "State of Tobacco Control" report, which tracks the efforts of states and the federal government to prevent and reduce tobacco use.
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
American Ninja Warrior Najee Richardson is joining us as this year’s Fight For Air Climb Ambassador. Learn how you can join him!
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Latest News
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Tobacco Industry Allies Launch Outrageous Attack on FDA Efforts to Protect Kids, Save Lives
February 5, 2019Youth e-cigarette use is a skyrocketing epidemic and needs a comprehensive public health response including strong regulatory and enforcement efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The...
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Quitting Tobacco Necessary to Save Lives, Not Switching to Different Tobacco Product, Says American Lung Association Chief Medical Officer
January 31, 2019Statement of American Lung Association Chief Medical Officer Albert Rizzo, M.D., FACP, in response to “A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine Replacement Therapy” released...
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Mission Moment February 2019
February 15, 2019STATE OF TOBACCO CONTROL Thanks to the policies called for in our annual "State of Tobacco Control" report, we have achieved record low adult and youth smoking rates! But will the rising epide...
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20 Weird Symptoms That Could Signal a Serious Disease, According to Doctors
February 12, 2019...
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Skyrocketing teen e-cig use erases recent declines in youth tobacco use
February 12, 2019...
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SMOKEFREE COMMUNITIES,
RESEARCH & PEOPLE
28 states
protected from secondhand smoke$6.6 million
funding lung disease research in fiscal year 201888 cents
of every dollar goes to program servicesEMPOWERING SMOKEFREE COMMUNITIES, RESEARCH & PEOPLE
28 states
protected from secondhand smoke$6.6 million
funding lung disease research in fiscal year 201888 cents
of every dollar goes to program servicesOur efforts would not be possible without your generous support
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