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The Canadian Lung Association (CLA; (フランス語:Association pulmonaire du Canada)) is a national organization and volunteer-based health charity, The Lung Association depends on donations from the public to support lung health research, education, prevention and advocacy(). The CLA’s mission is to improve the lung health of all Canadians. Beginning as a movement in 1900 to control the spread of tuberculosis and provide better services for TB patients, the CLA today focuses on all issues that affect the ability of Canadians to breathe. This includes leading nationwide and international lung health initiatives to prevent lung disease, helping people manage lung disease, and promoting lung health. Their provincial and national offices work together to help the estimated 8 million Canadians who have breathing problems. == About == The Lung Association works at the national, provincial and community levels to improve and promote lung health. Its focus is primarily on chronic lung diseases like asthma and COPD, infectious diseases like TB, flu, and pneumonia, breathing disorders like sleep apnea, cystic fibrosis and lung cancer They provide information to both citizens and governments, and advocate for improved care for lung disease patients. To prevent lung diseases, the CLA conducts numerous initiatives including programs to inform people about the effects of air pollution and tobacco use. This includes providing help to smokers who are trying to quit, and providing educational material and programs to reduce the number of people who take up smoking. Transportation, radon and woodsmoke issues are the subjects of numerous Lung Association education and advocacy efforts across the country. They also encourage governments at every level to create regulations, laws and policies that strengthen societal lung health in Canada in general. The CLA funds medical research in Canada to find treatments and cures for lung diseases. Primarily through the Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, they assist doctors and allied health professionals to set and maintain the highest standards in patient care, and to develop and convey new knowledge about lung diseases and treatments. The CLA's medical journal, produced in collaboration with the Canadian Thoracic Society, is the quarterly Canadian Respiratory Journal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Lung Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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