American Lung Association
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Abbreviation | Lung Association |
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Formation | 1904 | (as National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | Preventing lung disease and promoting lung health |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Membership | 32,000 |
National President and Chief Executive Officer | Harold P. Wimmer |
Website | Lung.org |
Formerly called |
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The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.[1]
History
1904- 1918; Founding
The organization was founded in 1904 to fight
1918-1973
The NASPT was renamed the National Tuberculosis Association (NTA) in 1918, and then the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association (NTRDA) in 1968; it adopted its current name in 1973.[4]
1973-2018
The association is a defender of the Clean Air Act.[5]
In October 2018, the association launched its school-based initiative, "Yoga Power", a program designed to increase awareness of the importance of lung health, at Woodward Elementary School in Delaware, Ohio.[6]
Logo and tagline
A modified version of the Cross of Lorraine serves as the Lung Association's logo.[7] The Paris, France, physician Gilbert Sersiron suggested its use in 1902 as a symbol for the "crusade" against tuberculosis. The double barred cross was originally used in the coat of arms of Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, a leader of the first crusade and elected ruler of Jerusalem after its capture in 1099.[8][9]
The national tagline "Fighting for Air" was introduced in 2010 to emphasize the organization's role in reducing particulate pollution in the atmosphere and in public places.[10] While the Cross of Lorraine was colored red since its adoption, it was changed to blue in 2021.[citation needed]
Funding
The Lake Tour Bike Trek is an annual bicycle ride held at Illinois in early June with all donations going towards the American Lung Association of Illinois.[11] The Trek Across Maine, a similar bicycle ride in Maine, has raised more than $24 million since 1985.[12]
Notable participants
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis held their ninth annual meeting in Washington, D.C., May 8 and 9, 1913. In attendance were Association President Homer Folks, Honorary Vice President
References
- ^ About the American Lung Association, American Lung Association, archived from the original on June 29, 2013, retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "The American Lung Association". postalmuseum.si.edu. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "History of Christmas Seals". American Lung Association. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "American Lung Association - National Organization for Rare Disorders". rarediseases.org. August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Defending the Clean Air Act, American Lung Association, archived from the original on February 12, 2012, retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Yoga Power". American Lung Association. 2018. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ISBN 9781315521329. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ Staff writer (n.d.). "The Cross of Lorraine – A Symbol of the Anti-TB "Crusade"". TB Alert. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "History of the Double-Barred Cross". Alberta Lung Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2006.
- ^ New Branding and Successful Campaign Spotlights How the American Lung Association is "Fighting for Air", archived from the original on November 22, 2015, retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ American Lung Association of Illinois: News and Information
- ^ "Brunswick hosting Trek Across Maine | The Times Record". Brunswick Times Record. May 16, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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- ^ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. May 16, 1954.
- ^ Knopf, Sigard Adolphus (1922). A History of the National Tuberculosis Association: The Anti-tuberculosis Movement in the United States. National Tuberculosis Association. Retrieved August 24, 2017.