CANADIAN LUNG ASSOCIATION- ASSOCIATION PULMONAIRE DU CANADA

Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 2B5 Canada

Mission Statement

The mission of the Canadian Lung Association is to lead nationwide and international lung health initiatives, prevent lung disease, help people manage lung disease and promote lung health. Our Provincial and national offices work together to help the one in five Canadians who have breathing problems.

About This Cause

For over 100 years, The Canadian Lung Association has been dedicated to its mission of promoting and improving lung health for all Canadians. A non-profit and volunteer-based health charity, The Lung Association depends on donations from the public to support lung health research, education, prevention and advocacy. The Lung Association movement began in 1900 to control the spread of tuberculosis and provide better services for TB patients. Today, The Lung Association focuses on all issues that affect the ability of Canadians to breathe every day. The Lung Association works at the national, provincial and community levels to improve and promote lung health. We focus on chronic lung disease like asthma and COPD, infectious diseases like TB, flu, and pneumonia, and breathing disorders like sleep apnea. We provide reliable and trusted information to both citizens and governments, and we advocate for improvements when lung disease patients are getting inadequate care. Recognizing that many lung diseases can be prevented, we inform people about the health effects of air pollution, indoors and out. We help smokers who are trying to quit, and we provide educational material and programs to make sure fewer people take up smoking. We encourage governments at every level to create laws and policies that promote clean air and protect our lungs. We fund world-class medical research in Canada to find treatments- and ultimately a cure- for lung diseases. Through the Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, we help doctors and allied health professionals set the highest standards in patient care, and continue to expand their knowledge about lung diseases and treatments. The work of The Lung Association is made possible through the generous donations of Canadians. We need your help to continue our fight against lung disease Goals The Lung Association funds world-class medical research in Canada to find treatments - and ultimately a cure - for lung diseases. Through the Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, we help doctors and allied health professionals set the highest standards in patient care, and continue to expand their knowledge about lung diseases and treatments.

CANADIAN LUNG ASSOCIATION- ASSOCIATION PULMONAIRE DU CANADA
1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2B5
Canada
Unique Identifier 106862998RR0001