We hope you find the organizations referenced in this section helpful in providing additional information. The American Lung Association cannot guarantee that these resources will be
able to answer all of your questions. For specific medical inquiries, always consult a physician.

RESOURCES BY CATEGORY:

CANADIAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, & COMPLAINTS
FEDERAL RESOURCES
HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONS
HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION & COUNSELING
OTHER RESOURCES
PATIENT INFORMATION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPECIAL HEALTH ISSUES

Canadian Lung Association

Amazing Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC)
Information for Nonprofits
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S. Department of Justice/Americans with Disability Act Office
U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs

FEDERAL RESOURCES

Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Aging
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guidelines
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Federal Information Center
Federal Register
General Legislation
Government Information Sharing Prject
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Healthfinder
Independent Sector
National Cancer Institute
National Conference of State Legislature
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Natural Resources Defense Council

(Superfund, air pollution research data, etc.)

National Safety Council
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Tobacco Control Archives
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S.Congress

(Email listing of U.S. Congress)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. Governement Printing Office

(access to Federal Register in both PDF and ASCII files)

U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
U.S. Senate

(Email listing of U.S. Senate)

White House

(via America Online, Keyword: White House)

HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONS

Alzheimer's Association
American Association of Poison Control Centers
American Cancer Society
American Cancer Institute
American Heart Association
American Medical Association
American Thoracic Society
Arthritis Foundation
Canadian Lung Association
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
National Asthma Education Program of the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute
National Health Information Center
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network
World Health Organization

HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION & COUNSELING

Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Federal Employee's Compensation Act
Medicare Information
California Medical Review, Inc. (CMRI)
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

AAA Online
AirWise (An innovative new environmental education program)
American Camping Association
Fitness For Youth
Sierra Club

AirLifeLine
AllHealthNet.com
American Health Consultants
Atlantic Health Systems
California Medical Review, Inc.
Emphysema-EFFORTS
The Family of COPD Support Programs
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Inc.(Dartmouth College)
Healthfinder
Healthwise(Columbia University)
Medicalresourcesusa.com
Medicare Information
National Hospice Organization
Optum
Parents Place
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Talk Line
Second Wind(Lung Transplant Support Group)

American Association of Retired Persons
American Red Cross
Corporation for National Services
Goodwill Industries International
The Hispanic Association on corporate Responsibility (HACR)
Make A Wish Foundation of America
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
National Council of Senior Citizens
(National) Easter Seals Society
President's Student Service Challenge
Salvation Army
United Way of America
Vietnam Veterans of America

General

National Hospice Organization
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Rural Health Association

Professional

American Medical Association
American Thoracic Society
Medical Electronic Highlights
Millersville University - Respiratory Therapy Program

Asthma Related

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.

Lung Disease Related

Alpha1 National Association
National Jewish Center for Immunology & Respiratory Medicine
United Mine Workers of America