In fiscal year 2011, the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest directly impacted 1.5 million people through our programs and services. This number does not reflect our advocacy outreach which allows us to affect the lives of millions more through public policy. We share this number with you to help explain the true effect our organization has in the region and the importance of your support as we promote clean air and lung health together. During the summer, over 650 children learned about their lung disease at Asthma Camps across the region and 8,000 parents, school faculty members and medical professionals participated in asthma educational seminars to help support children like our campers. We helped 872,000 people discover new clean fuel technologies through multiple programs, seminars, “Lunch and Learns”, and more and brought awareness through proactive media outreach to amass more than 20 million impressions. We’re proud of our accomplishments but know that we can do even more to improve lung health in our region and make a measureable impact through research, education and advocacy.

1. Eliminate tobacco use and tobacco related lung diseases. 2.Eliminateexposures to second hand smoke. 3. Improve the air we breathe so it will not cause or worsen lung disease. 4. Reduce the burden of lung disease on patients and their families.

Our constituency includes the public, patients with lung disease and health care providers.

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest provides service in MN, ND, SD, IA, WI, IL and IN. The association is registered in each state to do business and in Minnesota we are registered as the american Lung Association in Minnesota.