The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on Gov. Mike DeWine to veto language that removes local control, which allows local governments to pass laws stronger than the state law. Amid the growing youth tobacco epidemic, we need local laws to protect our kids, not state interference.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the legislature for increasing funding to $3.3 million annually for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.
Today, President Biden nominated Dr. Mandy Cohen to serve as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The role is critical to leading data collection and implementing evidence-based interventions that reduce cancer incidence and mortality including informing state tobacco prevention and cessation programs and preventive screening programs like the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program that improves early detection.
Today, President Biden nominated Dr. Mandy Cohen to serve as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The role is critical to leading data collection and implementing evidence-based interventions that reduce cancer incidence and mortality including informing state tobacco prevention and cessation programs and preventive screening programs like the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program that improves early detection.
Today, the Senate passed its version of the budget, which slashes funding for tobacco control nearly in half, fails to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products and takes control away from local governments to protect the health of their residents.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the Senate to change course regarding tobacco control funding in the budget. In the Senate’s budget substitute bill released last week, tobacco prevention and cessation funding was cut in half from the current year funding level of $14.5 million to $7.5 million yearly, which would have a devastating impact on our state's health and economic well-being.
Hoy temprano, los líderes del estado de Nueva York publicaron información sobre el presupuesto acordado para 2023-24 y pronto adoptarán cada uno de los proyectos de ley del presupuesto, cuyo contenido en el mejor de los casos, es variado en la lucha contra el cáncer.
HARRISBURG, PA –APRIL 21, 2023 – Cancer survivors, their families and caregivers from across Pennsylvania will gather at the Capitol building on Tuesday, April 25 to ask legislators to maintain the historic funding levels for the Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and statewide
ALBANY, NY – 12 DE ABRIL DE 2023 – Hoy, JUUL anunció que pagará $462 millones para resolver una investigación multiestatal sobre sus prácticas de comercialización a menores de edad para atraer consumidores jóvenes a sus cigarrillos electrónicos adictivos.
Los fiscales generales de seis estados y el Distrito de Columbia anunciaron hoy un acuerdo multiestatal de $462 millones que pagará JUUL Labs, tras una investigación sobre sus prácticas de marketing dirigida a menores de edad para atraer a los jóvenes a sus cigarrillos electrónicos adictivos.