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Public Health Advocates Travel to Lincoln for Tobacco Prevention Day
Lincoln, Neb., – February 21, 2019 – Public health advocates from across the state traveled to the Nebraska State Capitol today to call on the Legislature to prioritize the 2,500 Nebraskans who will die from smoking this year. The visit was part of Tobacco Prevention Day at the Capitol, which brought health advocates together to encourage lawmakers to increase the tax on cigarettes, regulate and tax e-cigarettes and increase funding for tobacco ... importance of healthy lifestyle choices and provide science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare professionals to help them provide quality care to their patients. We also educate lawmakers, policymakers and the public as we advocate for changes to protect and improve the health of our ...
Hearings to Fund Colorectal Screening Program & Raise Tobacco Tax Bookend Day at the Capitol Activities
LINCOLN, Neb. – March 9, 2017 – Cancer survivors, caregivers and health professionals will ask their legislators to put patients and prevention first in a busy week for American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... starts Monday, March 13, in the appropriations committee as ACS CAN volunteer and former Administrator of the Office of Women’s and Men’s Health Kathy Ward testifies to the importance of the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of ... Day at the Capitol and will discuss three bills crucial to the health of Nebraska. LB 323 would establish an advisory council on palliative care and quality of life and start a palliative care education program in Nebraska. This growing field of specialized medical care focuses on ...
Nebraska Revenue Committee Bill Fails to Address Tobacco Crisis
... Committee advanced a bill that fails to prioritize reducing Nebraska’s high tobacco burden. The Committee missed an opportunity to improve the health of Nebraskans by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Nebraska. “If Nebraska is going to be serious about improving public health, we need to address the state’s tobacco crisis. In the state, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes and almost 15% of high school students use ... ACS CAN will be advocating for increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products to reduce health care costs, protect kids, and save lives.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS ...
Nebraska Legislature Must Address Tobacco Crisis
... and will continue to advocate for increasing the cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products to reduce health care costs, protect kids and save lives.” 0 Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Nebraskans Nebraska Legislature Must Address ...
Cancer Advocates Prioritize Tobacco Control, Cancer Screenings in Virtual Meetings with Nebraska Senators
... 459, which would increase the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. Significantly increasing tobacco taxes is a proven strategy for saving lives and health care dollars, while producing revenue. A $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase in Nebraska’s cigarette tax is projected to keep 5,200 kids from ... cancer survivor and ACS CAN Nebraska Leadership volunteer. “Those of us who have been touched by cancer are firmly committed to ensure the health and future of our communities are put before Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line.” Additionally, the group advocated to preserve the ...