Every year the organization grants money to researchers in California who are trying to unlock the mysteries of lung disease so that better treatments can be found, and someday, maybe even a cure. But we are a long way off from ending the suffering caused by lung disease, and every additional dollar spent on lung disease research helps get us closer. So when you sit down to do your taxes, or work with your tax preparer, please remember to contribute to the California Lung Disease and Asthma Research Fund on Line 63 of your California state income tax form. Because when you can't breathe, nothing else matters. Nearly 100 Californians die from lung disease every day.
Breathing problems are the number one killer of infants.
In California, asthma deaths among young people have doubled since 1980. The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health agency. It was founded in 1904 to combat tuberculosis and has since expanded its mission to fight all lung diseases, including asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and tuberculosis.