Historic Public Health Bill Celebrated
On June 12, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to adopt the Senate-passed version of HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This strong bipartisan vote by the House means this legislation will now be sent to President Obama for his signature. The President has stated publicly that he will sign this bill into law once it reaches his desk, and we ask him to do so quickly.
This groundbreaking piece of legislation passed by the Senate just one day earlier grants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight over the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. It results from decades of long and dedicated work by opponents of Big Tobacco’s unrelenting grip on families across the nation. MORE
Camp SUPERKIDS
Camp SUPERKIDS is a free week- long, medically staffed resident camp offered by the American Lung Association of the Midland States just for kids who have asthma.
Camp Superkids will be held July 17-22 at the Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville, KY. It is open to children with asthma, ages 7 to 14 years old, who live in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio or Michigan, the four states that make up the Lung Association's Midland States region.
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How Healthy Is the Air You Breathe?
What’s the state of your air? Is it healthy? Or too often a noxious mix of chemicals and particles that can damage your lungs and even shorten your life? The American Lung Association’s tenth annual State of the Air Report shows what’s in our air—by location— and how the air we breathe continues to threaten the lives and health of millions of Americans.
