The Walk for Healthy Lungs & Clean Air is the next generation of walking for a cause. We will breathe easier when the air over every American city is clean and pure. We will breathe easier when the air in our public spaces, workplaces, and children's homes is free of secondhand smoke. We will breathe easier when Americans are free from the addictive grip of cigarettes and the debilitating effects of lung disease. We will breathe easier when our nation's children no longer battle airborne poisons or the fear of an asthma attack. Until then, we are fighting for air.
The Walk is noncompetitive-anyone can participate. The Walks typically range from 1.5 to 3.5 miles (check what’s available in your area), and men, women and children of all ages are encouraged to participate. Events are held rain or shine, and every walker makes a difference.
Why do we need your help?
- Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer. While breast cancer rates are dropping every year, lung cancer rates are climbing at an alarming pace.
- Responsible for one in seven deaths in the United States , lung disease is the third leading cause of death in our country.
- Lung disease is the number-one killer of babies in the world.
- Asthma rates in New England are higher for adults and children than the rest of the United States .
- Exposure to air pollution, even at levels once considered safe, can aggravate lung and heart diseases and can impede lung development. Even healthy adults are at risk when they breathe polluted air.
Springfield, MA
Forest Park, Springfield
May 2, 2009
Boston, MA
DCR's Artesani Park, Brighton
May 9, 2009
Connecticut
Riverside Park, Hartford
May 30, 2009
Rhode Island
Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket
May 30, 2009
Vermont
Battery Park, Burlington
September 19, 2009
|
