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Legislature Protects Michigan Kids from Big Tobacco

... programs. Tobacco use is our state's leading cause of preventable disease and death, with smoking costing Michigan $5.33 billion annually in health care costs and 16,200 Michigan residents dying from smoking each year. Michigan can and must do better. “As the legislature continues to work ... a final budget, ACS CAN calls on lawmakers to  prioritize tobacco prevention and cessation funding at $4.3 million to protect kids, reduce health care costs and save lives.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for ...

Legislature Takes Step to Protect Michigan Kids from Big Tobacco

... “Tobacco use is our state's leading cause of preventable disease and death, with smoking costing Michigan $5.33 billion annually in health care costs and 16,200 Michigan residents dying from smoking each year. We are grateful Michigan has taken this first step forward in counteracting ... the legislature taking this first action to prioritize tobacco prevention and cessation funding at $3.3 million to protect kids, reduce health care costs and save lives.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for ...

ACS CAN Applauds Iowa Legislature for Passing Budget that Prioritizes Cancer Prevention

... death in the U.S. In fact, smoking leads to a third of all cancer deaths in our country.  Smoking currently costs Iowa close to $1.3 billion in health care costs each year and claims more than 5,100 lives each year. “While smoking rates have declined in Iowa over the last decade, we’re seeing ... has become even more important as unemployment rates surge as a result of the pandemic and Iowans continue to lose their employer sponsored health coverage. “Early detection is truly a matter of life or death for the more than 2,700 Iowa women who will be diagnosed with breast or ...

The Ohio House of Representatives Has Chosen Big Tobacco Over Buckeye Kids

... Big Tobacco over buckeye kids. OHR passed a budget today that cut the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program at the Ohio Department of Health by 60 percent from its FY ’17 allocation in the last biennial budget. ACS CAN is shocked that the House took this action. “Decimating ... This money could be used to support the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program as well as other budget shortfalls. “Finally, annual health care costs from smoking exceed $5.6 billion in Ohio and Ohio’s Medicaid program spends $1.72 billion each year to treat smoking-related diseases. ...

Protect Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs

... of cancer deaths in Texas. An estimated 28,000 Texans die annually from tobacco-related illnesses.   Texas spends nearly $9 billion in annual health care costs directly caused by smoking. These costs are borne by taxpayers, employers and families regardless of whether they used tobacco products. ... spend only 0.5percent of the money on tobacco prevention.   More funding for tobacco prevention will reduce smoking rates, and tobacco-related health care costs. And importantly: It will prevent children from becoming addicted adult smokers.   During the 2017 Texas Legislative session, ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally in Nashville to Urge Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority

... lawmakers to restore funding to the state’s tobacco cessation and prevention programs, protect local smoke-free laws and to expand access to care. “Cancer death rates continue to decrease nationwide, but Tennessee could do better. Lawmakers can be part of the solution by passing ... in evidence-based tobacco control programs. Volunteers asked Gov. Lee to reinstate the $4 million annual funding for the Department of Health tobacco prevention and cessation program in his budget.   Support policies that allow local authorities to pass smoke-free ordinances that ... secondhand smoke. Local communities should be able to determine and take action on evidence-based tobacco control policies that will protect the health of their residents and Tennessee lawmakers should not erect barriers for local government officials.   Give chronically ill patients easier ...

House Votes Overwhelmingly To Expand SCHIP, Increase the Federal Tobacco Tax

... 2007 -- "Lawmakers today put the lives of 900,000 people above the interests of the tobacco industry by voting to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a substantial increase in federal tobacco taxes. "We expect the Senate to pass this legislation shortly, and we hope that President Bush will follow suit by standing with the nation’s children and signing this important health care measure. If he chooses to veto the bill, we call upon members of Congress to reassert their support for children’s health by quickly ...

Lawmakers Must Prioritize Hawaii’s Keiki Over Big Tobacco’s Profits and Preserve Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention Trust Fund

... legislation and urges the Senate to vote no on House Bill 1296 and preserve critical funding for tobacco prevention. "Our lawmakers can put the health and future of Hawaii’s keiki and our communities over Big Tobacco’s profits, and we urge them to oppose this dangerous legislation that ... Trust Fund has dramatically reduced youth and adult smoking rates. Additionally, these investments have saved the state more than $1 billion in health care costs over the past decade. For every $1 Hawaii spends on tobacco prevention, the state saves $6.64 in direct healthcare costs. This fund was ...

Senate Budget Fails to Protect Ohio Kids

... 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. Ohio has some of the worst tobacco use rates in the country and Big Tobacco has been working hard to addict future ... by $5.5 million to $20 million annually would prevent 1,300 kids from becoming adults who smoke and save the state $20.8 million in future health care expenditures.   “Furthermore, amid the growing youth tobacco epidemic, we need local laws to protect our kids, not state interference. ...

Smoke-Free Legislation Approved in Nation 's Capital

... has risen dramatically to more than 2,000. Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in this country. Secondhand smoke is a major health hazard, containing 4,000 chemicals and more than 60 carcinogens. A leading cause of lung cancer, emphysema, lung disease and heart disease, ... a member of American Cancer Society’s South Atlantic Division board of directors and a District resident. “They improve workers’ health and reduce the health care costs paid by employers. And research has debunked the myth that smoke-free policies lower bar and restaurant sales.Evidence from areas that ...

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