044 The Northern Light Fall 1983

• Main Author: Newfoundland Lung Association
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Newfoundland Lung Association 1983
• Subjects: Newfoundland Tuberculosis Association; Public Health > Newfoundland and Labrador; Medicine > Newfoundland and Labrador; Health > Newfoundland and Labrador; Tuberculosis > Newfoundland and Labrador; Lung Diseases > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newsletters; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/hsc_lung/id/1474

The Northern Light, Fall 1983 Thousands of Newfoundlanders Made Free in 83 -- 1983 Campaign Objective $135,000.00 -- Message from the President, Dr. Duncan Rice -- 1982 Christmas Seal Campaign a Great Success -- Newfoundland Thoracic Society -- West Coast Office -- New School Programs -- Children and Asthma - Breathing and Living Free -- Family Education Programs -- Watch "Feeling Good" -- Summer Camp -- In Thoughtful Tribute -- Research Grant Awarded to MUN Researcher -- Avalon Better Breathing Club Helping People Breathe Easy -- Help for Babies with Breathing Problems -- Newfoundland Nurses' Respiratory Society The Happy Warrior was published January 1943 until January 1947. The Northern Light was published April 1949 until 1986. The Happy Warrior was created by Ted Meaney in an effort to educate Newfoundlanders about the spread of Tuberculosis. Ted Meaney went on to become the first full time secretary of the Newfoundland Tuberculosis Association (NTA), who began publishing The Northern Light in 1949. The NTA was established in 1944, and became The Newfoundland Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association in 1970. The name Newfoundland Lung Association (NLA) was adopted in 1982.