The American Lung Association PSA
The American Lung Association (ALA) is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. ALA is dedicated to preventing lung disease and promoting lung health. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the ALA today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. The American Lung Association has many programs and strategies for fighting lung disease. Among these are: teaching children with asthma to understand and manage their illness; smoking control and prevention programs; pollution control; research and professional education; and advocacy programs.
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Category: Human Services
Approximately 120,000 children in Burkina Faso have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS. Among them,
is Kiemde, 12, who lost his father two years ago. Now, he dedicates every weekend to
teaching his classmates and friends how to protect...
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Category: Education & Career
On this afternoon, about thirteen girls aged from 10 to 24 years old join in the Nafa center. They carefully listen to
their teacher's description on how to set up a personal project, whether it be a workshop or a cooperative.
The...
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Category: Health & Care
The American Lung Association (ALA) is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. ALA is dedicated to preventing lung disease...
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Category: Health & Care
The American Lung Association (ALA) is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. ALA is dedicated to preventing lung disease...
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american lung association, asthma, lung, health, organization, volunteer, ala, disease, cancer, smoking, smoke, pollution, tobacco
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Category: International & Intercultural
Students in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are finally beginning a new semester after violence and teachers' strikes kept many away from their studies last year. In the West Bank, a strike initiated by unpaid teachers cancelled...
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Category: Sports & Spirit
World tennis champion Roger Federer has been appointed UNICEF's newest international Goodwill Ambassador. UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman welcomed the 24-year-old player today at UNICEF's headquarters in New York. Mr. Federer...
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