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Lung Health Foundation Announces New Leaders to Reshape Lung Healthcare in Canada

January 17, 2025

The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) is poised to reshape the future of lung healthcare in Canada with the appointment of three dynamic leaders to tackle an escalating public health crisis.

Lung Health Foundation: New Evict Radon National Study Report Underscores ‘Urgent Need for Canada-Wide Advocacy’ to Reduce Dangerous Radon Levels in Canadian Homes

October 23, 2024

The Lung Health Foundation (LHF), the premier resource on lung health for all Canadians, is urging all Canadians to act on findings presented in the 2024 Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Exposure in the Residential Buildings of Urban and Rural Communities, issued today by the Evict Radon National Study.

“A meaningful first step in acknowledging decades of harm”: Lung Health Foundation Applauds Landmark $32.5 Billion Legal Settlement Against Tobacco Companies

October 18, 2024

On October 17, news broke that all 10 provinces and three territories would benefit from a landmark $24.8 billion settlement against JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. Meanwhile, a mediator-lead settlement would award further billion dollar compensation to several class-action lawsuits in Quebec.