American Lung Association
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The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health". It was founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis as the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Other names were National Tuberculosis Association (NTA) (1918) and National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association (1968). Its name was changed to the American Lung Association in 1973.
A modified version of the Cross of Lorraine serves as a logo for the Lung Association. Its use was suggested in 1902 by Paris physician Gilbert Sersiron as a symbol for the "crusade" against tuberculosis. [1] [2]
The American Lung Association is funded by contributions from the public, along with gifts and grants from corporations, foundations and government agencies. The American Lung Association achieves its many successes through the work of thousands of committed volunteers and staff.
Its current head is John Kirkwood.
Christmas Seals has been an annual fundraising and public awareness program for tuberculosus and lung disease since 1908.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Cross of Lorraine – a symbol of the anti-TB “crusade”. TB Alert. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ History of the Double-Barred Cross. Alberta Lung Association. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM): Environmental Triggers of Asthma – Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- American Lung Association Holiday Christmas Card Store - 20% of all Christmas Card purchases support the American Lung Association.
- American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago
- American Lung Association of Washington
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