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Encyclopedia > American Lung Association

The American Lung Association is a non-profit organization which "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) (1920?) and National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association (1968). Its name was changed to the American Lung Association in 1973.


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.


Christmas Seals has been an annual fundraising and public awareness program for tuberculosus and lung disease since 1908.


External links

  • American Lung Association (http://www.lungusa.org/)

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American Lung Association - definition of American Lung Association in Encyclopedia (177 words)
The American Lung Association is a non-profit organization which "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.
The American Lung Association is funded by contributions from the public, along with gifts and grants from corporations, foundations and government agencies.
American Lung Association of Tennessee (384 words)
Funding of Lung Disease Research: Funding research to discover improved prevention and treatment techniques and ultimately, the cure for lung disease.
The American Lung Association is the oldest national health agency in the U.S. We began in 1904 as The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
The American Lung Association of Tennessee was formed in 1910.
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