Welcome to the American Lung Association of Virginia
Improving Life, One Breath at a Time.

Asthma Walk
The 2008 Asthma Walk Campaign is underway and the fun is just beginning. This is the time to join us as we make a positive change to come together to make a difference in lung disease and to help the world breathe easier. Join us in making this year's Asthma Walks the best ever by helping us raise $408,000!

Hampton Roads ~ September 27 - Mt. Trashmore, VA Beach
Richmond ~ October 11th - Innsbrook, Glen Allen

Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, will go tobacco-free!
By November 20, 2008, the date of the Great American Smokeout, the naval base in Portsmouth will be virtually tobacco-free. The Center will join the majority of healthcare facilities in the Tidewater area as this new policy comes to fruition. Additionally, once the Navy Exchange sells its existing stock, tobacco products will no longer be sold on base. The hospital also plans to increase the number of tobacco cessation classes for military and civilian employees and to provide prescription medications free of charge for employees and patients trying to quit the habit.

Perhaps other bases will follow suit once this medical facility experiences success. To read more about the NMCP, follow this link, Smoke-Free Navy.

TEE OFF!
Join the American Lung Association of Virginia One Breath at a Time & the Virginia Gentlemen of Fredericksburg One Stroke at a Time for the Benefit Golf Tournamanet on September 5, 2008 at Meadow Farms Golf Course in Locust Grove.  Click here for a downloadable brochure.

State of the Air Report: 2008
The American Lung Association has released its 2008 State ofthe Air Report.  Click the image to the left to view nationwide information regarding the report.  Or for detailed statewide information and resources, please click here.

State of Tobacco Control Report: 2007
The American Lung Association has released its 2007 State of Tobacco Control Report.  For full details on Virginia's scores, click here.  For the press release on this issue, click here.

It's Here! 
The 2008 American Lung Association of Virginia Golf Privilege Card® has arrived! Click here to order yours today. You may also download a list of participating courses by clicking here. 

 

Report: Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
A recently released report from the American Lung Association indicated that as many as 24 million adults in the U.S. have impaired lung fuction.  For the full report, click here.