113 Pageviews Read Stories
- EIN 59-0662271
- (904) 743-2933
- 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 275 Tampa FL 33602 USA
- Lung.org
- Facebook page
- lungstampabay
- Add to Favorites
Volunteering
Promote This Nonprofit
Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Asthma, Environment, Health, Lung Diseases
Mission: The american lung association of the southeast, inc. Is the leading non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to saving lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, patient and caregiver education, community health services, advocacy and professional education. The association serves the states of florida, georgia, south carolina, alabama, arkansas, louisiana, north carolina and mississippi. Our programs and strategies for fighting lung disease center on tobacco control and prevention, asthma education, copd and other lung diseases, environmental health, community health services, community health advocacy, professional education and research. For over 100 years, the american lung association has led the fight for healthy lungs and healthy air.
Programs: Lung cancer, lung disease and asthma: the american lung association's work in the areas of lung cancer, lung disease and asthma in fy 2015 include: lung force expo, a one-day educational event bringing together patients, caregivers and advocates with leading experts to learn about cutting edge treatments, medication and research to battle lung cancer and other lung diseases. Digital resources serve adults newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Our website, www. Mylungcancersupport. Org, offers support and tools for patients from day one. Our share story campaign highlighted stories of hope and helped put a face on lung cancer. Our online patients get support from peers who are going through many of the same issues related to asthma, copd and lung cancer. Our better breather clubs provide support to improve quality of life for patients with chronic disease. Our lung helpline serves callers with answers, resources and support to lung health and smoking cessation questions. Our open airways for schools provide tools and resources to assist students develop asthma management techniques with our schools. Our asthma basics online course helped adults with asthma and their caregivers with information and tools to improve asthma management.
smoking education: alase programs provide basic education on the health hazards of tobacco and breathing second-hand smoke. We provide tobacco use prevention programs as well as programs to support people who are trying to quit smoking.
research: alase funds a broad spectrum of medical research grants and awards that advance the fight against lung disease like lung cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), lung diseases of infants and children and many others. This will lead to better treatments and cures. Expenses of $1,384,010 including grants of $499,571.
Donor & Volunteer Advisory
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.