The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization, working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through research, education and advocacy. Founded over 120 years ago by a group of volunteers dedicated to ending the lung health threat at the time: tuberculosis (TB). With TB largely controlled in the United States, the ALA has extended that mission to other respiratory diseases. And thanks to our donors, volunteers, program and event participants, and staff, we are America’s trusted source for lung health education, lung disease research, support, programs, services, and advocacy.
For 120 years, people living in America have trusted us to protect their lungs, whether it’s researching treatments and cures for lung diseases, keeping kids off tobacco, including e-cigarettes, or advocating for laws that protect the air we all breathe.
When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters.®
Our Mission: To save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
Our Vision: A world free of lung disease.
Our Strategic Imperatives: