Everyone deserves the ability to breathe easy. The need is more urgent now than ever to protect lung health.
More than 35 million people in the U.S. are living with a chronic lung disease like asthma and COPD. Lung cancer is the #1 leading cause of cancer death and receives the least funding. More than 4 in 10 people live where pollution levels are dangerous. And tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death.
Your donation, no matter the size, makes a difference.
Donations to the American Lung Association go toward education, advocacy and research to help save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
With support from our donors, the American Lung Association is able to reach more than 20 million people each year through our programs.
Every year, the Lung Association helps people manage their lung disease, overcome their nicotine addiction and live healthier lives. Your contributions enable us to provide lifesaving support and education programs. Some of this work includes:
Our advocacy efforts make your voice heard at the local, state and national levels. Through your generous support, the advocacy work of both volunteers and staff increased federal medical research spending, make sure the law shields our children from deadly air pollution and tobacco products, protects quality and affordable healthcare for people with lung disease and so much more.
Funding research has been a cornerstone of the Lung Association's fight against lung disease for more than a century. Our donors make it possible for the Lung Association Research Institute to empower the most promising scientists to conduct exceptional laboratory, patient-centered and social behavior research. Our scientists work to prevent, treat and eventually cure all lung diseases, including asthma, COPD and lung cancer.
The American Lung Association is trusted to address the most pressing public health issues facing us today.
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