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Join the Fight for Lung Health at the BREATHE NYC: Asthma Walk 2008
Join us for the BREATHE NYC: Asthma Walk 2008 on Saturday, May 31st. Visit the Walk website to customize your personal fundraising page and donate online. And for more information on this year's exciting incentive, a trip to Mexico! You can make a difference in the fight for lung health!
Camp SuperKids Provides Summer Fun for Children with Asthma
This year's Camp SuperKids will be held from Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 15, 2008 at Fairview Lake Camp in Newton, NJ. For more information and to request an application, click here. Space is limited, and registration deadline is July 15.
Lung Association's 2008 State of the Air Report Chronicles Unhealthy Ozone, Soot Levels
5-1-2008: The American Lung Association issued its annual State of the Air Report 2008. New Yorkers are breathing unhealthy levels of ozone and particle pollution in all of the five boroughs. For the statewide release and a map of grades by county, click here.
Lung Association Applauds Introduction of Asthma-Free Housing Act
4-16-2008: The American Lung Association of the City of New York applauds Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and Council Member Rosie Mendez for their leadership by introducing the Asthma-Free Housing Act. For the release, click here.
Tobacco Tax a Win for All New Yorkers
4-9-2008: Lung Association Commends Governor Paterson and Legislature for Increasing the State Cigarette Tax by $1.25. New York now has the highest tax of any state in the nation. For the release, click here.
The American Lung Association of the City of New York Awards Research Grants
Congratulations to the following two researchers who have been awarded ALACNY research grants! Grants for their work in the arena of pulmonary health will begin in July 2008.
-Daniel Jeremy Kass, MD, Columbia University Medical Center: Dr. Kass will be researching pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which scar tissue builds in the lungs, impairing their ability to function.
-Rui Jian, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center: Dr. Jian will be investigating cured meat and its impact on lung health.
Lung Association Applauds NY Mets for Making Shea Stadium Smoke-free
Decision is a Win for Lung Health. For statement, click here.
New York State Launches Offensive Against Tobacco
The American Lung Association of the City of New York weighs in on over the counter nicotine replacement therapy on NY1. Click here.
Lung Association Issues 2007 State of Tobacco Control Report
Read Press Release- View NYS Report Card-- View Complete Report
While New York City serves as a case study of the positive results that effective and comprehensive tobacco control policies produce, there is still much more work to be done. Read a Letter to the Editor in the New York Times, written by Dr. Neil Schluger, Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Lung Association of the City of New York.
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