The American Lung Association of Texas offers a wide variety of lung health services to the people of Texas. Browse our section for details on these services and up-coming special events. Family Asthma Programs Family Asthma Program is designed for families who deal with the frustrating disease of Asthma. The program features separate sessions for adults and children where both groups learn the newest management skills needed for effective asthma care.
Medical professionals give the presentations.
It uses a peer education approach to prevent youth smoking. Using hands-on activities and plenty of interactions with the other teens, this training is fun, busy and exciting. It prepares teens to create their own tobacco prevention presentation for elementary school children. They get a chance to be as creative as they want-posters, raps, skits, videos, etc. The purpose of this program is to reach them while they are young and to teach them to reach them while they are young and to teach them to protect their health by not falling prey to advertising tactics and peer pressure.