ACS CAN Calls for Restoration of Tobacco Control Program Funding
As budget negotiations continue, ACS CAN asks for restoration of fundng for the tobacco control program.
Nueva York Press Releases
ACS CAN and Other Organizations Ask State Senate to Act on Tobacco Tax Increase
ACS CAN and several other organizations have sent a letter to the New York State Senate Leadership asking for an increase in the tobacco tax.
ACS CAN and Other Organizations Ask State Assembly to Act on Tobacco Tax Increase
Several organizations have joined with ACS CAN on a letter to ask Assembly Leadership for support of a tobacco tax increase.
Health Groups Ask for Increased Tobacco Tax
Several public health organzations ask Governor Cuomo for increase tobacco tax.
Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction
ACS CAN marked the Great American Smokeout by asking for increased tobacco taxes in New York State.
Dramatic New Statistics Released by NYSDOH Show High Number of Young Cancer Patients Struggle with Tobacco Addiction
The New York State Department of Health released statistics today showing that cancer patients and survivors still struggle with tobacco addiction. ACS CAN Senior New York Government Relations Director Julie Hart is calling for an increase in tobacco taxes and to use that revenue to fund the Tobacco Control Program.
The Use of Tobacco Coupons and Multi-Pack Discounts to End Tomorrow in New York State
On July 1, 2020 new measues become law that will protect New Yorkers from some strategies of Big Tobacco that attract people to the dangerous addiction.
Survey: Cancer Patients, Including New Yorkers, Increasingly Face COVID-19 Health Impact
A new survey shows that cancer patients are being impacted by COVID-19.
On ‘No Menthol’ Sunday, Public Health and Social Justice Organizations Call to End Sale of All Flavored Tobacco
On the day before New York State's flavored e-cigerette law takes affect, public health and social justice organizations ask for the sale of all menthol tobacco roducts to also be prohibited.
Survivors and Cancer Advocates Ask Lawmakers to Pass Measures to Fight Cancer
Hundreds of cancer survivors and advocates are participating in a virtual Day at the Capitol to ask lawmakers to preserve funding for lifesaving screenings.