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A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 12-18, 2019, AS “NATIONAL WOMEN’S LUNG HEALTH AND TURQUOISE TAKEOVER WEEK.”
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BACKGROUND:
LUNG FORCE is a nationwide initiative led by the American Lung Association to unite women and men to stand together against lung cancer. Their mission is to increase lung cancer awareness, promote research to beat the disease, advocate for funding, and fight for the lives of those affected by lung cancer.
This year, National Women’s Lung Health Week takes place May 12-18, 2019, to raise lung cancer awareness. As a part of this week, we encourage everyone to wear turquoise, which, together with the LUNG FORCE “whoosh of breath” logo, symbolizes the “force” that it will take to change the statistics about lung health.