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Six million Canadians are suffering from lung disease. For over 100 years, the Lung Association has worked to improve the respiratory health of Canadians through education, advocacy, prevention and research. The Lung Association is a not-for-profit volunteer-based organization. Ten provincial Lung Associations provide lung health programs to help Canadians breathe easier.

Six millions de Canadien(ne)s sont attients de maladie pulmonaire. Depuis plus de 100 ans, l'Association pulmonaire s'est appliquée à améliorer l'état de la santé respiratoire des Canadiens par la prévention, la recherche, l'éducation et les services. L'Association est un organisme sans but lucratif. Il existe également dix associations provincales qui offrent des programmes de soutien aux Canadiens afin de mieux respirer pour mieux vivre.

Website: www.lung.ca
E-mail: info@lung.ca

NATIONAL OFFICE, CANADIAN LUNG ASSOCIATION:

Media Inquiries:
Jennifer Schenkel, Director of Communications
Phone: (613) 569-6411, ext. 251
E-mail: jschenkel@lung.ca

Janis Hass, Manager of Communications
Phone: (613) 569-6411, ext. 252
E-mail: jhass@lung.ca

Heather Borquez, President and CEO

PROVINCIAL LUNG ASSOCIATIONS:

British Columbia Lung Association:
Scott McDonald, Executive Director
Phone: (604) 731-5864

Alberta Lung Association:
Tony Hudson, President; Chair of Environmental Policy for the Canadian Lung Association
Phone: (780) 488-6819

Lung Association of Saskatchewan:
Brian Graham, President and CEO; Chair of Chronic Respiratory Disease Group for the Canadian Lung Association
Phone: (306) 343-9640

Manitoba Lung Association:
Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon, Executive Director
Phone: (204) 774-5501

Ontario Lung Association:
George Habib, President and CEO
Phone: (416) 864-9911

Association Pulmonaire du Québec:
Louis Brisson, Directeur général
Phone: (514) 287-7400

New Brunswick Lung Association:
Barb MacKinnon, President and CEO; Vice-Chair of Environmental Policy for the Canadian Lung Association
Phone: (506) 455-8961

Lung Association of Nova Scotia:
Louis Brill, President and CEO
Phone: (902) 443-8141, ext. 22

PEI Lung Association:
Joanne Ings, Executive Director; Vice Chair of Tobacco Policy for the Canadian Lung Association
Phone: (902) 892-5957

Newfoundland and Labrador Lung Association:
Paul Thomey, Executive Director; Chair of Tobacco Policy for the Canadian Lung Association
Phone: (709) 726-4664

Medical Societies:
Canadian Thoracic Society
Phone: (613) 569-6411, ext. 264
Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals
Phone: (613) 569-6411, ext. 264

News Releases

• Sep 28, 2008 - Lung Association calls on party leaders to talk about environment and lung Health
• Sep 23, 2008 - Help put lung health on the agenda of federal leaders debate
• Sep 18, 2008 - This election, vote for action on lung health: Lung Association: Association launches nationwide election effort to put lung health on the priority li
• Sep 17, 2008 - Conservative Party Announcement on Cigarillos and Tobacco Product Marketing Good News for Canadians: Lung Association
• Sep 16, 2008 - The Lung Cancer Journalism Awards present a unique opportunity for journalists to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge of lung cancer
• Sep 12, 2008 - Lung Association working to make lung health federal election priority
• Aug 13, 2008 - Illness cost of air pollution underscores need for lung health action plan: The Lung Association
• Aug 1, 2008 - The Lung Association welcomes fines levied against tobacco industry
• Jun 4, 2008 - Majority of Canadians unfamiliar with the Air Quality Index: Lung Association survey
• May 27, 2008 - The Lung Association calls for improved support to help smokers butt out for good
• May 6, 2008 - 62% of Canadians with asthma suffer when air quality poor: Lung Association survey

Areas of Expertise:

Air Pollution Air Quality Allergies Asthma Avian Flu Breathing Problems Bronchitis Christmas Seals Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) Dust Diseases Emphysema Environmental Health Environmental Tobacco Smoke Farmers' Lung Hay Fever Health Education Health Research Infectious Diseases Influenza Lung Cancer Lung Disease

Lung Health Framework Lung Research Patient Education Pneumonia Pollution Pulmonary Fibrosis Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Medicine Respiratory Rehabilitation Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Secondhand Smoke Sleep Apnea Sleep Disorders Smoking Smoking Cessation Smoking Prevention Tobacco Tobacco Smoke Tuberculosis