This Election, Vote for Action on Lung Health: Lung Association

Association launches nationwide election effort to put lung health on the
priority list

OTTAWA, Sept. 18 – The Lung Association today launched its cross-Canada election effort designed to raise awareness of lung disease during the course of the federal election. Activities will include an online e-advocacy website connecting Canadians with their riding candidates as well as analysis of party platforms to measure their commitment to improving the lung health of Canadians.”This election, we are asking Canadians to vote for action on lung health,” said Nora Sobolov, President and CEO of The Lung Association, “We want all major political parties to understand that for the six million Canadians who suffer from some form of lung disease, the time to make lung health a priority issue has come”.

To dramatically lower incidence of lung disease in Canada, The Lung Association is looking for the following commitments from all major political parties in this election:

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“The Association believes that all parties have an opportunity in this election to make lung health a priority”, said Ms. Sobolov, “For the one in five Canadians who struggle with lung disease every day, a commitment to dealing with this health crisis can not come soon enough”.

Throughout the course of the election campaign, the Association will also be introducing federal candidates to every-day Canadians across the country who are affected by lung disease. The stories of these individuals – patients, doctors, researchers and others – will be posted on the Association’s election site www.lung.ca/election. Canadians can also use this website to to send a message directly to their federal candidates requesting their stand on lung health issues.

Established in 1900, The Lung Association is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected health charities, and the leading national organization for science-based information, research, education, support programs and advocacy on lung heath issues.

For further information: or to arrange an interview, media representatives may contact: Cameron Bishop, Director of Government Affairs and Media Relations, The Lung Association, (613) 569-6411, ext. 223, cbishop@lung.ca