Organizations
Pulmonary Disorder Organizations
Alpha-1 Foundation
The foundation is dedicated to the leadership and resources resulting in more worldwide detection, better heath, more research, and a cure for Alpha-1
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association was founded in 1904 to fight terbuculosis. The American Lung Associations fights many different lung diseases today in all forms.
COPD International
This website is interactive with patients that suffer from COPD and provides a ton of helpful information. Not only is this site for patients, it's also helpful for caregivers, individuals interested in the disease, and families. It also offers a message board and chat room.
COPD Support
Home for the COPD online mailing list. COPD Support is very similar to COPD International. This site provides COPD support for caregivers and patients. It also offers a message board and chat room.
EFFORTS (Emphysema Foundation For Our Right To Survive)
EFFORTS helps with development and research for more effective treatments for COPD. It also helps to educate and inform patients as well as caregivers about COPD, Emphysema, and other related diseases.
National Emphysema Foundation
the National Emphysema Foundation works hard to improve the quality of life for patients with asthma, emphysema, and other related diseases. They do it through research, education, and direct patient care.
National Lung Health Education Program (NLHEP)
The National Lung Health Education Program is dedicated to the prevention of lung diseases. This group is considered to be the foremost authority on COPD and related lung diseases.
National Home Oxygen Patients
The National Home Oxygen Patients help to improve the quality of life for patients on home oxygen therapy.
Pulmonary Channel
This site is a wealth of information of different types of lung disease. It includes a doctor locator tool, news features, term specify dictionary, disease description, informational videos, and much more.