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Revolutionary New Lung Health Study
A $24.8 million grant will allow us to conduct our largest study ever focusing on U.S. millennial's lung health.
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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!
State of the Air
Our 20th annual report found that more than 141 million Americans are living in counties with unhealthy air.
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Sign up for LUNG FORCE's Team Turquoise to fight for innovations in medical research, better treatments and earlier detection of lung cancer.
Better Breathers Clubs
Learn more about our support groups for patients and caregivers affected by chronic lung diseases including COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.
State of the Air
Our 20th annual report found that more than 141 million Americans are living in counties with unhealthy air.
Join LUNG FORCE
Sign up for LUNG FORCE's Team Turquoise to fight for innovations in medical research, better treatments and earlier detection of lung cancer.
Better Breathers Clubs
Learn more about our support groups for patients and caregivers affected by chronic lung diseases including COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.
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Help us defeat lung cancer and lung disease one step at a time at a LUNG FORCE Walk.
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Latest News
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15 Health and Medical Organizations Decry U.S. EPA's Finalization of ACE Rule
June 19, 2019Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, a dangerous replacement for the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever federal policy to reduce h...
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How do vaping, the environment, lifestyle impact long-term lung health?
June 19, 2019We don’t yet know the long-term impact on someone’s lungs when they vape. Or if the air quality where a person grows up puts them at higher risk for respiratory conditions later in li...
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First Ever Millennial Lung Health Study Wins $24.8 Million Funding Grant
June 19, 2019It is an exciting day for lung health! It was just announced that the American Lung Association and Northwestern Medicine have been awarded a $24.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) gra...
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Federal Court Should Not Allow Further Delays in FDA Review of E-Cigarettes
June 19, 2019On May 15, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted illegally when, in August 2017, it allowed e-cigarettes to remain on the market until 2022 bef...
Current Initiatives
EMPOWERING
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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