The American Lung Association “The American Lung Association has been in existence for over 100 years. It is the America’s oldest volunteer health organization founded in 1904‚ as the National Association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis. It operates through a network of about 200 local offices across the United States as well as Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands.” (www.answers.com). The American Lung Association’s goals are to eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related lung
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What is an Employer Association? Give an example‚ other than the AMMA. An employer association is a body that is established by a number of employers to look after common business affairs. Their role is to provide services to member employers in the areas of trade and commerce‚ and with employment relations matters and political lobbying (Loudon et al 2009). Loudon et al (2009‚ p. 56) also details that employer associations can “act as a foil for the collective power of unions”‚ for example‚
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American Medical Association 10 Questions Assignment 1. Who founded the AMA? Nathan Smith Davis founded the AMA. 2. How many people are appointed on the AMA’s Board of Trustees Twenty two men and women comprise the board. 3. What is the House of Delegates when it comes to the AMA? The House of Delegates is the principal policy-making body of the American Medical Association. They transact all business of the Association not otherwise specifically provided for in this
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A professional association (also called a professional body‚ professional organization‚ or professional society) is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession‚ the interests of individuals engaged in that profession‚ and the public interest. The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the occupation;” also
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The American Correctional Association (ACA) is the largest correctional association in the world and represents all organizations of corrections within the criminal justice system. “The ACA is comprised of 78 chapters and affiliated organizational members‚ including federal‚ state‚ and military correctional facilities and prisons‚ county jails and detention centers‚ community corrections and halfway houses‚ and probation/parole agencies. The organization leads the cause of corrections and correctional
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American Association of Critical Care Nurses Background: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is one of the world well respected specialty associations for critical care nurses. AACN has been catering for the nurses who work in intensive care unit‚ nurses who take care of critically ill patients for 40 years. 500000 nurses interest are represented by this organization. Goal of this organization is to mold the healthcare delivery system to make health care‚ patient and patient’s family
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The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States and Canada.[1] It is the world’s largest association of psychologists with around 137‚000 members including scientists‚ educators‚ clinicians‚ consultants and students. The APA has an annual budget of around $115m. There are 54 divisions of the APA—interest groups covering different subspecialties of psychology or topical areas.[2] Mission[edit] The mission
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Blinding Power Of Society Blindly following tradition is something to fear in today’s society. Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery‚” is an ideal representation of this theme because a citizen of their village is sacrificed each year to be the lottery’s “winner‚” and that winner is stoned to death. Comparably‚ in Suzanne Collins’ film The Hunger Games‚ a similar lottery is drawn each year where 24 citizens of Panem must fight to the death to achieve the country’s “winner.” The citizens of both
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Association for Computing Machinery Brandon M. Patrick TUI ITM425 Introduction to Computing Dr. Austin Umezurike September 20‚ 2011 The site ACM (Association for Computer Machinery) is a site that is based on providing information and advancing knowledge of information technology. The site brief description is “ACM‚ the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society‚ delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field ’s
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opposites‚ death and spring; the block of repetitiveness is falling apart‚ a movement in time and away from the harsh element. After this reference to spring‚ the text moves on directly to summer‚ pointing forward to autumn‚ however‚ through the association of “reaped-sowing” and the synonymous “went their came”. The final emphasis remains on “summer” and “sun” at the beginning‚ “spring” and “rain” at the end of the lines. Thus‚ spring opens the cycle in the first stanza and it concludes two lines
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