Call the American Lung Association Lung HelpLine at 1-800-LUNGUSA to speak to someone directly or submit a question online. We're here to answer your lung health questions.
It's our mission to provide detailed and accurate answers to your questions about:
Lung Cancer
Asthma
Allergies
Emphysema
Quitting Smoking
Environmental Health
The Call Center is staffed by Registered Nurses and Registered Respiratory Therapists. The Call Center staff have extensive experience in the healthcare industry. Areas of expertise include: Education, Smoking Cessation, Respiratory Therapy, Lung Disease, Nursing, Physician Referral, Respiratory Home Care, Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Intensive Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Medication Counseling, Patient Advocacy, Health Care Insurance, and Nursing Case Management.
MEET ONE OF OUR LUNG HELPLINE SPECIALISTS
Lynda Preckwinkle, BA, RRT- Call Center Manager
Lynda is a Registered Respiratory Therapist who has spent many years working in both clinical and educational settings. After many years as a therapist working with intensive care patients, Emergency-Code and Bronchoscopy teams, she moved to Lincoln Land Community College as the Director of Clinical Education for Respiratory Care. Lynda brings more than 12 years experience in higher education to the HelpLine staff. During her tenure, Lynda taught classes covering topics of anatomy and physiology, pulmonary function interpretation, respiratory care techniques and case interpretation. Lynda joined the Lung HelpLine staff in January of 2003.
