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3 people are interested
LUNG FORCE Cabinet Members needed!
ORGANIZATION: American Lung Association of Florida - Central Area
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3 people are interested
The American Lung Association is looking for individuals to join the Health Promotions Committee. The Health Promotions Committee serves as a leadership and engagement group focused on strengthening and expanding the mission-based activities of the American Lung Association. The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. Each member participates in the committee and provides expert insight, volunteer engagement, and assist in the following lung-health related areas:
Clean Air (with a special focus on the State of the Air Report)
Tobacco-Related Advocacy (State of Tobacco Report)
COPD (Better Breathers’ Clubs)
Community Outreach
Legislative Meetings (10 Counties)
Asthma (Asthma Basics, Asthma 101)
Lung Cancer
Activities may include assisting with community presentations, helping to make connections with those in healthcare to expand lung health programs, serving as an American Lung Association representative when speaking to elected officials, and more.
Responsibilities include:
Serve a minimum one-year commitment with the opportunity to stay on the committee for multiple
Participate in monthly conference calls which last approximately 1 hour
Own transportation to legislative meetings and other community events
Be available to serve on at least one subcommittee (when opportunity arises)
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About American Lung Association of Florida - Central Area
Location:
851 Outer Road, Orlando, FL 32814, US
Mission Statement
The American Lung Association in Florida, Central Area office in Orlando Florida, provides several community-based programs which help promote lung health, including asthma education, smoking prevention, air pollution awareness, and support group programs for people with lung disease. For more information, please call (407) 425-LUNG (5864) or 800-LUNG-USA and press 1.
Description
For more than 120 years, people living in America have trusted the American Lung Association to protect their lungs, whether it is researching treatments & cures for lung disease, keeping kids off tobacco, including e-cigarettes, or advocating for laws that protect the air well all breathe. Because when you can't breathe, nothing else matters.
The American Lung Association's mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. We do this through education, advocacy, and research.
More than 20 million individuals each year are helped by the Lung Association's programs & initiatives. We support everyone in this country through education, advocacy, & research. We impact lives by working to defeat lung cancer, championing clean air for all, improving the quality of life for those living with lung disease & their families, and creating a tobacco free future.
In Central Florida, we host two signature fundraising events - The Fight For Air Climb & LUNG FORCE Run/Walk 5K. For more information about either event, please contact Central@lung.org.
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
December 2, 2016
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Healthcare
- Grant Writing / Research
- Family Therapy
- Hospice Care
- Data Entry
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