American Lung Association Commends Minnesota Health Commissioner and Legislators

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(maybe next year they can be commended for their role in encouraging IAQ

testing and proactive environmental programs in their " problem " buildings.

Write them Minnesota members and ask your friends to write them too.)

Published Thursday, October 28, 1999

American Lung Association Commends Health Commissioner and Legislators

PRNewswire

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association of

Minnesota (ALAMN) recognized three strong supporters of lung health at the

1999 Annual Meeting and Board of Directors convocation. Senate Majority

Leader Moe and Senator Ember Reichgott Junge received awards for their

outstanding efforts in helping to ensure that adequate funds for youth

smoking prevention and medical research were set aside from the state' s

historic tobacco settlement. Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan

Malcolm was also recognized for providing a wealth of information during the

1999 legislative session and for her instrumental role in the Minnesota

Department of Health' s task of overseeing the distribution of monies from

the tobacco settlement endowments.

" The American Lung Association of Minnesota has always worked to prevent

smoking and to encourage smokers to quit, " said Gerald Orr, CEO of ALAMN. "

We want to congratulate these leaders who worked so tirelessly to help

direct funding of the tobacco settlement towards these critical areas. "

The American Lung Association of Minnesota (ALAMN), serving Minnesotans

since 1903, is one of the oldest non-profit voluntary health organizations

in the nation. ALAMN provides advocacy, research, education and programs to

promote healthy air, healthy people and healthy lungs. Key areas of focus

include: outdoor and indoorairquality, asthma management, smoking prevention

and cessation, flu and pneumonia immunization, and lung disease management.

For more information please call 651-227-8014 or 800-642-5864 or visit

websites at http://www.alamn.org or http://www.healthhouse.org

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