Programs
The American Lung Association is first and foremost a public health organization. We are dedicated to providing people with the education they need to prevent, treat or manage lung disease. We offer a variety of programs throughout our region that serve both adults and children. These programs touch people’s lives every day.
Asthma
Asthma 101
This education presentation provides a general overview of asthma. Topics covered include: basic asthma knowledge, asthma triggers, symptoms, emergency response. Information on community resources are also provided.
Breathe Well, Live Well
This adult asthma management program is designed to reduce asthma morbidity and hospitalizations. Adults are given in-depth asthma education to learn how to better manage and control their disease.
Counting on You…Responding to Kids with Asthma
This is a fun interactive program designed for childcare providers and others that care for children with asthma. This program provides a general asthma overview, information on asthma medications and treatments, environmental asthma triggers. The program includes an indoor environmental assessment in order to identify potential asthma triggers.
Oklahoma Asthma Initiative
The Oklahoma Asthma Initiative (OAI) is a statewide coalition working together to reduce the burden of asthma. Our mission is to improve the health status of Oklahomans affected by asthma. The Oklahoma Asthma Initiative convenes four committees to impact asthma, and are actively engaged in activities that are designed to have an impact in the areas of: reduced number of asthma related deaths, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, school/work days missed and limitations on activity due to asthma.
Open Airways for Schools
Open Airways for Schools is an asthma education curriculum designed for youth aged 8-11 with a diagnosis of asthma; this research based “best practice” program is highly interactive to teach children how to manage and control their disease. Topics include: understanding normal vs. asthmatic breathing, recognizing early warning signs, taking medications, communication and more.
Tobacco
Be Smart, Don’t Start
This school-based program is a unique opportunity for youth to write and draw their idea for a 30-second television public service announcement (PSA) to teach other kids and adults about the dangers of tobacco use. This storyboard creation contest is designed for elementary school students to promote tobacco prevention messages. The program includes a tobacco curriculum for school personnel to reinforce information related to tobacco use and prevention.
Breathe Smart, From the Start
This unique program is a tobacco awareness program for pregnant women and their support person(s). This program addresses the issues of secondhand smoke both during and after pregnancy in hopes of encouraging mothers to create smoke free environments for their families. The program provides participants with information on the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure, assertiveness skills, and resources to assist them in the quit process.
Freedom From Smoking
Freedom From Smoking is an adult tobacco cessation program designed to assist adults in quitting tobacco. This nationally recognized research-based program is highly successful in helping adults quit tobacco use—for good. Led by trained facilitators who understand why people smoke, this program is proven effective. The program uses a positive behavior-change approach that teaches you how to become a non-smoker for good.
N.O.T.
Not on Tobacco is a voluntary teen cessation program created to assist teens quit tobacco use. The program incorporates life management skills to help teens deal with stress, decision-making and peer and family relationships. It also addresses healthy lifestyle behaviors such as alcohol or illicit drug use as well as related health issues such as exercise and nutrition.
Tobacco 101
This general presentation gives an overview of tobacco, including health hazards, prevention, cessation, addition and resources.
Tobacco SLAM IT!
Serious Lung Advocates & Media Investigate Tobacco (SLAM IT!) was created to challenge and empower 8-25 year olds at risk for tobacco use. This program provides young people the knowledge and skills necessary to stay tobacco free, and will use social marketing and media advocacy to educate the general public about the need for effective local tobacco control policy change. SLAM IT! consists of the following components, TATU, an annual Casting Call/Media Contest to search for spokespersons, and Clean Indoor Air (CIA) Units, which are local clubs or groups advocating for tobacco control issues.
TATU
The American Lung Association Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) was first released in 1996. Today, the TATU program continues to empower teens to stay smoke-free, serve as role models for younger children and become agents for change in the community. The TATU program has three phases: 1) training adults, 2) training teen teachers, and 3) teen teaching younger children. TATU’s main goal is to help teens remain tobacco free, but teens also gain experience and skills that will help them in a wide range of adult activities.
Not all programs are offered in every area. Please click here to view your location’s upcoming programs.
