News Release

Lung Association working to make lung health federal election priority

September 12, 2008

(Ottawa) – Health and environment are Canadians´ top priorities in this federal election campaign, according to recent polls. The Lung Association shares these concerns and is working to make lung health a top priority among federal election candidates.

This week The Lung Association will launch a national campaign to empower Canadians to advocate for action on lung health. Please visit www.lung.ca on Thursday for more details and make your voice heard.

For more information, media representatives may contact:

Jennifer Schenkel
Director of Communications and Marketing
The Lung Association
613-569-6411 ext. 251
jschenkel@lung.ca

Cameron Bishop
Director of Government Affairs and Media Relations
The Lung Association
613-569-6411, ext, 223
cbishop@lung.ca

For more information contact:
Cameron Bishop
Director of Government Affairs and Media Relations
The Canadian Lung Association
Phone: 613-569-6411, ext. 223
Website: www.lung.ca

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Subject Headings:

• 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