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• Occupational Health
  Occupational lung disease is the number one work-related illness in the United States based on the frequency, severity, and preventability of diseases.  These illnesses are usually caused by extended exposure to irritating or toxic substances that may cause acute or chronic respiratory ailments, although severe single exposures can cause chronic lung disease as well.
• Environmental Health
  Learn more about indoor and outdoor air quality, as well as clean air standards.  Also find information about the American Lung Association's Health House program that is a reliable resource for consumers and builders wanting to learn how to build and maintain healthier homes.
• Diseases A to Z
  Lung disease is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in seven deaths.  This section includes information on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and A1AD related emphysema, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza.