Reports
The American Lung Association produces a variety of reports which highlight important issues related to our goals of promoting clean air and healthy lungs. We also collaborate with partners on reports regarding various public health issues.
Signature Reports
State of Tobacco Control
The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control report grades states on tobacco prevention and control program funding, smokefree air laws, cigarette tax rates, and coverage of cessation treatments and services. Click to view New York's grades.
State of the Air
This report ranks U.S. cities and counties with the dirtiest air, and provides county-by-county report cards on the two most pervasive air pollutants: particle pollution (soot) and ozone (smog). Click to view New York's grades.
Tobacco Policies at Colleges
Smoking Policies of New York Colleges
A supplement to the Big Tobacco on Campus report looking at the smoking policies on college and university campuses in New York. Click to view Fact Sheet.
Big Tobacco on Campus
This American Lung Association report Provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of tobacco use and policies on college and university campuses. Click to view report.
Diesel Pollution
No Escape From Diesel Exhaust
Developed by the Clean Air Task Force and issued in 2007, this report supplements the Diesel and Health in America report from 2005. Click to view report.
Diesel and Health in America
Developed by the Clean Air Task Force and issued in 2005, this report chronicles the dangers & impact of diesel fuel emissions. Click to view report.
Lung Disease Statistics
Lung Disease Data: 2008

This American Lung Association report contains important facts and figures about some of the most common lung diseases in the United States today.
Click to view report.
Tobacco
Big Tobacco's Guinea Pigs
This report by the American Lung Association and other health leaders describes how tobacco manufacturers take advantage of the lack of government regulation to design and market products that recruit new youth users, create and sustain addiction to nicotine, and discourage current users from quitting. Click to view report.